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Throne of Blood (1957)

director of photography: Asakazu Nakai
cast: Toshirō MifuneIsuzu YamadaTakashi ShimuraAkira KuboHiroshi TachikawaMinoru ChiakiTakamaru SasakiGen Shimizu
director: Akira Kurosawa
running time: 108 min.
writer: Akira KurosawaShinobu HashimotoHideo OguniRyûzô Kikushima
synopsis
Returning to their lord's castlesamurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes trueWashizu's scheming wifeAsajipresses 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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