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Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$13422

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

7.92/10

Release Date

15 January 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki 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

Washizu samurai

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

Shinpei Takagi

Shinpei Takagi

Commander

Masao Masuda

Masao Masuda

Commander

Mitsuo Asano

Mitsuo Asano

Washizu samurai

Shōbun Inoue

Shōbun Inoue

Servant

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Tsuzuki soldier

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Guard killed by Washizu

Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi

Tsuzuki guard

Michiya Higuchi

Michiya Higuchi

Tsuki guard

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Washizu samurai

Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Servant

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

Commander

Takeo Matsushita

Takeo Matsushita

Commander

Jun Ōtomo

Jun Ōtomo

Commander

Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Servant

Fuminori Ōhashi

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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