Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

Released: 1957-01-15 Duration: 1hr 48min
Genres: Drama History
Rating 7.9

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.

Production Companies

TOHO
TOHO

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $13,422.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 13.84

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Original Music Composer
Masaru Satō
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Costume Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Theatre Play
William Shakespeare
Sound Designer
Ichirô Minawa
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Makeup Artist
Masanori Kobayashi
Hairstylist
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Hairstylist
Junjirō Yamada
Sound Recordist
Fumio Yanoguchi
Assistant Sound Editor
Masanao Uehara
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Assistant Director
Yoshimitsu Banno

TOP CAST

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Taketori Washizu

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki

Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman

Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi

Old Woman at castle

Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa

Old Ghost Woman

Nakajirō Tomita
Nakajirō Tomita

Military Commander #2

Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki

Washizu samurai

Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai

Washizu samurai

Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo

Washizu samurai

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Washizu samurai

Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba

Military Commander #3

Takeo Oikawa
Takeo Oikawa

Miki party member

Akira Tani
Akira Tani

Washizu soldier

Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura

Washizu soldier

Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada

Washizu samurai

Seijirô Onda
Seijirô Onda

Miki party member #2

Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi

Commander

Masao Masuda
Masao Masuda

Commander

Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō

Guard killed by Washizu

Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi

Tsuzuki guard

Michiya Higuchi
Michiya Higuchi

Tsuki guard

Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura

Washizu samurai

Shirō Tsuchiya
Shirō Tsuchiya

Commander

Jun Ōtomo
Jun Ōtomo

Commander

Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura

Phantom samurai

Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi

Phantom samurai

Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura

Phantom samurai

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