Throne of Blood (Kumonosu-jou)

8.3	Listal rating
-	IMDB rating

Shakespeare (5), Japan (5), 1950s (4), Adaptation (3), Foreign (3), Japanese (3), Drama (2), 1957 (2), Samurai (1), Japanese Cinema (1), Conspiracy (1), Prophecy (1), Criterion Collection (1), Emperor (1), Akira Kurosawa (1), Historical (1), Akirao Kurosawa (1), Martial Arts (1), 1950's (1), Foreign Language (1)

Description

A transposition of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to medieval Japan. After a great military victory, Lords Washizu and Miki are lost in the dense Cobweb Forest, where they meet a mysterious old woman who predicts great things for Washizu and even greater things for Miki's descendants. Once out of the forest, Washizu and Miki are immediately promoted by th ... (more)

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Starring (View all) :

Taketori Washizu

Lady Asaji Washizu

Noriyasu Odagura

Yoshiteru Miki

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Yoshiaki Miki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Military Commander

Washizu's workman

Old Woman at castle

Written by (View all) :

Shinobu Hashimoto

writer

Ryûzô Kikushima

writer

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