JapanReturning 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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Akira KurosawaDirector
Shinobu Hashimoto
Ryuzo KikushimaAkira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
Toshirō MifuneTaketoki Washizu
Isuzu YamadaLady Asaji Washizu
Takashi ShimuraNoriyasu Odagura
Akira KuboYoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi TachikawaKunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru ChiakiYoshiaki Miki
Takamaru SasakiKuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen ShimizuWashizu samurai
Kokuten KōdōMilitary Commander
Kichijirō UedaWashizu's workmanYou may also like
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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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