Film

Throne of Blood

1957 · 1h 48m · Drama · History

IMDb

8.0

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

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.

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

Eiko Miyoshi

Old Woman at castle

Chieko Naniwa

Old Ghost Woman

Nakajirō Tomita

Military Commander #2

Yū Fujiki

Washizu samurai

Sachio Sakai

Washizu samurai

Shin Ōtomo

Washizu samurai

• Akira KurosawaEditor · Director · Producer · Screenplay
• Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
• Hideo OguniScreenplay
• Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
• Sōjirō MotokiProducer
• Asakazu NakaiDirector of Photography
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer

Throne of Blood (1957) Original Trailer [HD]

Release date

January 15, 1957

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

M

Revenue

$13,422

Genres

Drama, History

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