Throne of Blood (1957)

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.

Directing:
  • Akira Kurosawa

Writing:
  • William Shakespeare
  • Ryūzō Kikushima
  • Akira Kurosawa

Stars:
Release Date: 1957-01-15
themoviedb icon 7.9/10
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 108
  • Revenue: $13,422

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Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifun...
Taketori Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Military Commander #3
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguc...
Phantom samurai
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ued...
Washizu's workman
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Guard killed by Washizu
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Old Woman at castle
Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimu...
Noriyasu Odagura
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachi...
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasa...
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Old Ghost Woman
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
Washizu samurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchi...
Washizu samurai
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada
Washizu samurai
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takag...
Tsuzuki guard
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Phantom samurai
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamur...
Phantom samurai
Nakajirō Tomita
Nakajirō Tomi...
Military Commander #2
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Washizu samurai
Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo
Washizu samurai
Seijirô Onda
Seijirô Onda
Miki party member #2
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmur...
Washizu samurai
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Washizu soldier
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Washizu soldier
Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takag...
Commander
Jun Ōtomo
Jun Ōtomo
Commander
Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Servant
宫口精二
宫口精二
Phantom samurai
Akifumi Inoue
Akifumi Inoue
Servant
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Noriko Hidaka
Noriko Hidaka
Tsuzuki guard
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