Throne of Blood
movie
Released January 15, 1957
Overview
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
as
Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
as
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura
as
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
as
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki
as
Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki
as
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu
as
Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kōdō
as
Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda
as
Washizu's workman
- no image
Eiko Miyoshi
as
Old Woman at castle
Chieko Naniwa
as
Old Ghost Woman
Crew
Shinobu Hashimoto
as
Screenplay
- no image
Hideo Oguni
as
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
as
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
as
Director
Sōjirō Motoki
as
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
as
Screenplay
Asakazu Nakai
as
Director of Photography
Yoshirō Muraki
as
Costume Design
Akira Kurosawa
as
Producer
Masaru Satō
as
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
as
Screenplay
William Shakespeare
as
Theatre Play