Throne of Blood
(1957)

Released: 1957-01-15

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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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Toshirō Mifune

as Taketori Washizu

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Isuzu Yamada

as Lady Asaji Washizu

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Takashi Shimura

as Noriyasu Odagura

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Akira Kubo

as Yoshiteru Miki

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Hiroshi Tachikawa

as Kunimaru Tsuzuki

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Minoru Chiaki

as Yoshiaki Miki

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Kokuten Kōdō

as Military Commander

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Kichijirō Ueda

as Washizu's workman

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Eiko Miyoshi

as Old Woman at castle

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Chieko Naniwa

as Old Ghost Woman

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Nakajirō Tomita

as Military Commander #2

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Yū Fujiki

as Washizu samurai

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Sachio Sakai

as Washizu samurai

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Shin Ōtomo

as Washizu samurai

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Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Washizu samurai

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Yoshio Inaba

as Military Commander #3

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Takeo Oikawa

as Miki party member

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Akira Tani

as Washizu soldier

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