Throne of Blood (1957)
1957 · 1h 48m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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…
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima
Music by: Masaru Satō
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai
Editor: Akira Kurosawa
Rated 7.9/10 by 1005 viewers
Cast
Toshirō Mifune as Taketoki WashizuIsuzu Yamada as Lady Asaji WashizuTakashi Shimura as Noriyasu OdaguraAkira Kubo as Yoshiteru MikiHiroshi Tachikawa as Kunimaru TsuzukiMinoru Chiaki as Yoshiaki MikiTakamaru Sasaki as Kuniharu TsuzukiGen Shimizu as Washizu samuraiKokuten Kōdō as Military CommanderKichijirō Ueda as Washizu's workmanEiko Miyoshi as Old Woman at castleChieko Naniwa as Old Ghost WomanMore like this
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