Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957
1h 48min

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.

Throne of Blood

Storyline

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.
    Released
    1/15/1957
    Runtime
    1h 48min
    Director
    Revenue
    $13,422
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    TOHO
Cast
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
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Acting
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
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
Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi
Commander
Masao Masuda
Commander
Mitsuo Asano
Acting
Shōbun Inoue
Shōbun Inoue
Servant
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Acting
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Guard killed by Washizu
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi
Tsuzuki guard
Michiya Higuchi
Tsuki guard
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura
Washizu samurai
Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Servant
Shirō Tsuchiya
Commander
Takeo Matsushita
Commander
Jun Ōtomo
Jun Ōtomo
Commander
Kamayuki Tsubono
Servant
Fuminori Ōhashi
Samurai
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Phantom samurai
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Phantom samurai
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Phantom samurai
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