Throne of Blood

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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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

108 minutes

Year:

1957

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

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Company:

TOHO

Cast:
Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki Washizu

Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Crew:
Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer