Throne of Blood
- Drama
- History
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.
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Cast
Toshirō Mifune- Isuzu Yamada
Takashi Shimura- Akira Kubo
- Hiroshi Tachikawa
Minoru Chiaki- Takamaru Sasaki
- Gen Shimizu
Kokuten Kōdō
Kichijirō Ueda- Eiko Miyoshi
- Chieko Naniwa
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