Throne of Blood (1957)

Throne of Blood (1957)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1957-01-15 Japan 108 Min. PG-13
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Drama, History

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.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune is Taketoki Washizu
Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada is Lady Asaji Washizu
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura is Noriyasu Odagura
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo is Yoshiteru Miki
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa is Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki is Yoshiaki Miki
Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki is Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kōdō is Military Commander
Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda is Washizu's workman
Washizu's workman
Eiko Miyoshi is Old Woman at castle
Old Woman at castle
Chieko Naniwa is Old Ghost Woman
Old Ghost Woman
Nakajirō Tomita is Military Commander #2
Military Commander #2
Yū Fujiki is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Sachio Sakai is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Shin Ōtomo is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Yoshio Inaba is Military Commander #3
Military Commander #3
Takeo Oikawa is Miki party member
Miki party member
Akira Tani is Washizu soldier
Washizu soldier
Ikio Sawamura is Washizu soldier
Washizu soldier
Yutaka Sada is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Seijirô Onda is Miki party member #2
Miki party member #2
Shinpei Takagi is Commander
Commander
Masao Masuda is Commander
Commander
Mitsuo Asano is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Shōbun Inoue is Servant
Servant
Asao Koike is Tsuzuki soldier
Tsuzuki soldier
Takeshi Katō is Guard killed by Washizu
Guard killed by Washizu
Hitoshi Takagi is Tsuzuki guard
Tsuzuki guard
Michiya Higuchi is Tsuki guard
Tsuki guard
Senkichi Ōmura is Washizu samurai
Washizu samurai
Gorô Sakurai is Servant
Servant
Shirō Tsuchiya is Commander
Commander
Takeo Matsushita is Commander
Commander
Jun Ōtomo is Commander
Commander
Kamayuki Tsubono is Servant
Servant
Fuminori Ōhashi is Samurai
Samurai
Isao Kimura is Phantom samurai
Phantom samurai
Seiji Miyaguchi is Phantom samurai
Phantom samurai
Nobuo Nakamura is Phantom samurai
Phantom samurai

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