Throne of Blood (1957)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

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

Taketoki Washizu

Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki

Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Gen Shimizu

Washizu samurai

Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman