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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

+142
Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Throne of Blood
7.9
1h 48m

Throne of Blood

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.

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki 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

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Washizu samurai

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman

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Overview

Throne of Blood (1957) is rated ⭐ 7.921/10.
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.

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