Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

7.9 108 min Movie
DramaHistory

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo Akira Kubo Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki Takamaru Sasaki Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu Gen Shimizu Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kōdō Kokuten Kōdō Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda Kichijirō Ueda Washizu's workman
Eiko Miyoshi Eiko Miyoshi Old Woman at castle
Chieko Naniwa Chieko Naniwa Old Ghost Woman

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