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Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Jan 15, 1957 1h 48m
7.9
878 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Throne of Blood
Companies TOHO
Countries Japan
Keywords japan, samurai, based on novel or book, prophecy, castle, ambition, betrayal, ghost, jidaigeki, sengoku period, feudal lord, feudal japan
Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Taketori 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
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

Takeo Oikawa

Miki party member
Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Washizu soldier
Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Washizu soldier
Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Washizu samurai
Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Miki party member #2
Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Guard killed by Washizu
Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi

Tsuzuki guard
Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Washizu samurai
Jun Ōtomo

Jun Ōtomo

Commander
Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Phantom samurai
Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Phantom samurai
Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Phantom samurai