Throne of Blood

Name: Throne of Blood
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1957-01-15
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa

1957·Movie·12·108 min·★ 7.9(980)

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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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About Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese-language drama and history film directed by Akira Kurosawa. The cast is led by Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 7.9/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Throne of Blood was produced by TOHO and Kurosawa Production and made in Japan. It was released on January 15, 1957, and carries a 12 certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Release date: January 15, 1957
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: 12
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $0 million
Production: TOHO, Kurosawa Production

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Throne of Blood cast & crew

Throne of Blood was directed by Akira Kurosawa and written by Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, and Akira Kurosawa.

The cast features 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, and Minoru Chiaki as Yoshiaki Miki.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Masaru Satō, cinematography is by Asakazu Nakai, and it was produced by Akira Kurosawa and Sōjirō Motoki.

Is Throne of Blood worth watching?

Throne of Blood holds an audience score of 7.9/10 from 980 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and history, Throne of Blood is worth a place on your watchlist.

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