Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957•1h 48m•7.9/10

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7.9/10(955)

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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TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

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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

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Military Commander #2

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Washizu samurai

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Washizu samurai

Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Washizu samurai

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Washizu samurai

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Military Commander #3

Takeo Oikawa

Miki party member

Akira Tani

Washizu soldier

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