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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa & Hideo Oguni & Shinobu Hashimoto & Ryūzō Kikushima
Runtime: 108 minutes
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Tagline: From the creator of "Rashomon" and "Ikiru".
Cast:
Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune
Taketori Washizu 
Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu 
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura 
Akira Kubo Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki 
Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki 
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki 
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Also known as:
  • Throne of Blood
  • Трон в крови
  • O thronos tou aimatos
  • Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald
  • Seittien linna
  • 거미의 성
  • Trono de sangre
  • Le Château de l'araignée