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Throne of Blood

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Generals Miki and Washizu are Samurai commanders and friends under a local lord, Lord Tsuzuki, who reigns in the castle of the Spider's Web Forest. After defeating the lord's enemies in battle, they return to Tsuzuki's castle. On their way through the thick forest surrounding the castle, they meet a spirit, who foretells their future. The spirit tells them that today Washizu will be named Lord of the Northern Garrison and Miki will become commander of the first fortress. She then foretells that Washizu will eventually become Lord of Spider's Web Castle, and finally she tells Miki that his son will also become lord of the castle. When the two return to Tsuzuki's estate, he rewards them with exactly what the spirit had predicted. As Washizu discusses this with Asaji, his wife, she manipulates him into making the second part of the prophecy come true by murdering Tsuzuki when he visits.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa · Shinobu Hashimoto · Hideo Oguni

Cast

Toshirô Mifune · Hitoshi Takagi · Takeshi Katô · Takashi Shimura · Isuzu Yamada

Genre

Drama

Runtime

105 min

Country

Japan

Music

Masaru Sato

Cinematography

Asakazu Nakai

Awards

Blue Ribbon Awards

Based on

Macbeth

Rating

NR (USA)

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