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.
| Title | Throne of Blood |
|---|---|
| Year | 1957 |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | TOHO |
| Cast | Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Minoru Chiaki |
| Crew | Akira Kurosawa (Director), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Ryūzō Kikushima (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Producer) |
| Keyword | japan, samurai, based on novel or book, prophecy, castle, ambition, betrayal, ghost, jidaigeki, sengoku period, feudal lord, feudal japan |
| Release | Jan 15, 1957 |
| Runtime | 108 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.93 / 10 by 840 users |
| Popularity | 8 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 13,422 |
| Language | 日本語 |
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Criterion Channel 4K
Apple TV HD
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