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.
$13,422
January 15, 1957
TOHO, Kurosawa Production
41 people
Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Acting
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Acting
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Acting
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Acting
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Acting
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Acting
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Acting
Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai
Acting
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander
Acting
Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman
Acting
Eiko Miyoshi
Old Woman at castle
Acting
Chieko Naniwa
Old Ghost Woman
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