Throne Of Blood
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Initial release | USA |
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Directors | Akira Kurosawa |
Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai |
Adapted from | Macbeth |
Screenplay | Akira Kurosawa |
Shinobu Hashimoto | |
Hideo Oguni | |
Ryūzō Kikushima | |
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ID | 1146383 |
About Throne Of Blood
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) 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 (Isuzu Yamada), 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. …