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Film / 1957
Throne of Blood
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Toshirō MifuneTaketoki Washizu
Isuzu YamadaLady Asaji Washizu
Takashi ShimuraNoriyasu Odagura
Akira KuboYoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi TachikawaKunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru ChiakiYoshiaki Miki
Takamaru SasakiKuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen ShimizuWashizu samurai
Kokuten KōdōMilitary Commander
Kichijirō UedaWashizu's workman
Eiko MiyoshiOld Woman at castle
Chieko NaniwaOld Ghost Woman
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Nakajirō TomitaMilitary Commander #2
Yū FujikiWashizu samurai
Sachio SakaiWashizu samurai
Shin ŌtomoWashizu samurai
Yoshio TsuchiyaWashizu samurai
Yoshio InabaMilitary Commander #3
Takeo OikawaMiki party member
Akira TaniWashizu soldier
Ikio SawamuraWashizu soldier
Yutaka SadaWashizu samurai
Seijirô OndaMiki party member #2
Shinpei TakagiCommander
Masao MasudaCommander
Mitsuo AsanoWashizu samurai
Shōbun InoueServant
Asao KoikeTsuzuki soldier
Takeshi KatōGuard killed by Washizu
Hitoshi TakagiTsuzuki guard
Michiya HiguchiTsuki guard
Senkichi ŌmuraWashizu samurai
Gorô SakuraiServant
Shirō TsuchiyaCommander
Takeo MatsushitaCommander
Jun ŌtomoCommander
Kamayuki TsubonoServant
Fuminori ŌhashiSamurai
Isao KimuraPhantom samurai
Seiji MiyaguchiPhantom samurai
Nobuo NakamuraPhantom samurai
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