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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  Toshirō Mifune

  Taketoki Washizu
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  Isuzu Yamada

  Lady Asaji Washizu
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  Takashi Shimura

  Noriyasu Odagura
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  Akira Kubo

  Yoshiteru Miki
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  Minoru Chiaki

  Yoshiaki Miki
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  Takamaru Sasaki

  Kuniharu Tsuzuki
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  Gen Shimizu

  Washizu samurai
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  Kokuten Kōdō

  Military Commander
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  Kichijirō Ueda

  Washizu's workman
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  Eiko Miyoshi

  Old Woman at castle