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Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Movie1957108 minReleasedGB 12
Throne of Blood
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.
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Key crew roles and departments.
Akira Kurosawa
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Akira Kurosawa
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Akira Kurosawa
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Directing
Akira Kurosawa
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Production
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
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Yoshirō Muraki
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Masaru Satō
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William Shakespeare
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Ichirô Minawa
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Masanori Kobayashi
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Yoshiko Matsumoto
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Masanao Uehara
Assistant Sound Editor
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