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Throne of Blood
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Throne of Blood
Cast
Toshirō MifuneTaketoki Washizu
Isuzu YamadaLady Asaji Washizu
Takashi ShimuraNoriyasu Odagura
Akira KuboYoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi TachikawaKunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru ChiakiYoshiaki Miki
Takamaru SasakiKuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen ShimizuWashizu samuraiCredits
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 蜘蛛巣城
- Box office
- $13.4K
Production
TOHOJapan- Kurosawa ProductionJapan
