Throne of Blood

1957 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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.

action drama thriller

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Seiji Miyaguchi, Chieko Naniwa, Yoshio Inaba, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Takeshi Katō, Asao Koike, Nakajirô Tomita, Akira Kubo

Rating: 8/10 from 634 votes