Ambition makes you look pretty ugly. Kicking, screaming, Toshiro Mifune.
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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Got way too stoned watching this and couldn't stop staring into the eyes of the horses.
oh noooo toshiro mifune don't listen to ur wife and be a dick about the prophecy ur so sexy ahaha
Common questions
What is Throne of Blood about?+
Returning to their castle, two samurai warriors encounter a spirit who predicts their rise to power, sparking a bloody chain of ambition and betrayal.
Who directed Throne of Blood?+
Akira Kurosawa directed the film in 1957 as a feudal Japanese adaptation of Macbeth.
Has Throne of Blood won any awards?+
The film earned widespread international acclaim and established a lasting legacy in cinematic history.
