

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
Taketoki Washizu

Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki

Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai

Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman

Eiko Miyoshi
Old Woman at castle

Chieko Naniwa
Old Ghost Woman
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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