The story
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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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 workman
Eiko MiyoshiOld Woman at castle
Chieko NaniwaOld Ghost WomanExplore the crew
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Screenplay
- Shinobu Hashimoto
- Screenplay
- Ryuzo Kikushima
- Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa
- Screenplay
- Hideo Oguni
- Producer
- Akira Kurosawa
- Producer
- Sōjirō Motoki
- Original Music Composer
- Masaru Satō
- Director of Photography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Editor
- Akira Kurosawa