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Throne of Blood (1957)

★ 7.9/10 108 min Drama, History Japan Japanese
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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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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

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