Release Date
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Original Release
January 15, 1957
1h 48m
Throne of Blood (1957)
â 7.9108 min
Overview
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 2.4
Cast
ToshirÅ Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
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Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
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Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
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Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
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Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
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Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
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Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
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Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai
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Kokuten KÅdÅ
Military Commander
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KichijirÅ Ueda
Washizu's workman
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Genres
DramaHistory
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