Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957-01-15 | 108 min

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.

Genres

Drama History

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

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