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Overview
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.
Top Cast


Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu


Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu


Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura


Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki


Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki


Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki


Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki


Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai
Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai


Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander


Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman
Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman
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