Throne of Blood (1957)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1957-01-15
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,022 votes
Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Top cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Taketoki Washizu
- Isuzu Yamada as Lady Asaji Washizu
- Takashi Shimura as Noriyasu Odagura
- Akira Kubo as Yoshiteru Miki
- Hiroshi Tachikawa as Kunimaru Tsuzuki
- Minoru Chiaki as Yoshiaki Miki
- Takamaru Sasaki as Kuniharu Tsuzuki
- Gen Shimizu as Washizu samurai
- Kokuten Kōdō as Military Commander
- Kichijirō Ueda as Washizu's workman
Where to watch Throne of Blood
- United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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