Throne of Blood

Overview

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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