Throne of Blood

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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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Creators

Akira Kurosawa

director

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Ryūzō Kikushima

writer

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Shinobu Hashimoto

writer

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Hideo Oguni

writer

Akira Kurosawa

writer

William Shakespeare

writer

Cast

Toshirō Mifune actor

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Isuzu Yamada actor

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Takashi Shimura actor

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Akira Kubo actor

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Hiroshi Tachikawa actor

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Minoru Chiaki actor

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Takamaru Sasaki actor

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Gen Shimizu actor

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Kokuten Kōdō actor

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Kichijirō Ueda actor

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Eiko Miyoshi actor

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Chieko Naniwa actor

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Nakajirō Tomita actor Yū Fujiki actor

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Sachio Sakai actor

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Shin Ōtomo actor Yoshio Tsuchiya actor

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Yoshio Inaba actor

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Takeo Oikawa actor

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Akira Tani actor