Throne of Blood
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.
Top Billed Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Featured Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Yoshirō Muraki
Costume Design
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
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