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Throne of Blood (1957)

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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 & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
  • Profile picture of Toshirō Mifune
    Taketori Washizu Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Isuzu Yamada
    Lady Asaji Washizu Isuzu Yamada
  • Profile picture of Takashi Shimura
    Noriyasu Odagura Takashi Shimura
  • Profile picture of Akira Kubo
    Yoshiteru Miki Akira Kubo
  • Profile picture of Hiroshi Tachikawa
    Kunimaru Tsuzuki Hiroshi Tachikawa
  • Profile picture of Takamaru Sasaki
    Kuniharu Tsuzuki Takamaru Sasaki
  • Profile picture of Gen Shimizu
    Gen Shimizu
  • Profile picture of Kokuten Kōdō
    Military Commander Kokuten Kōdō

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Keywords

  • japan
  • samurai
  • based on novel or book
  • prophecy
  • castle
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • ghost
  • jidaigeki
  • sengoku period
  • feudal lord
  • feudal japan