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Throne of Blood · LeviOsa

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1957·NR

DramaHistory1h 48m

🍅96%

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96%

Tomatometer

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93%

Popcornmeter

7.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Throne of Blood (1957) Original Trailer [HD]

Marlon James on Akira Kurosawa’s THRONE OF BLOOD | Adventures in Moviegoing

Marlon James on Akira Kurosawa’s THRONE OF BLOOD | Adventures in Moviegoing

Shooting the Arrows in Throne of Blood

Shooting the Arrows in Throne of Blood

Details

DirectorAkira Kurosawa

ReleasedJan 15, 1957

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$13.4K

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

TOHOKurosawa Production

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki Washizu

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Washizu samurai

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Old Woman at castle

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Old Ghost Woman

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

Criterion Channel

HBO Max

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Fandango At Home

Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

8 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“A career high point for Akira Kurosawa -- and one of the best film adaptations of a Shakespeare play.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Kenneth Cavander

RTSight & SoundMar 30, 2020

After Rashomon and Seven Samurai, this film is even more of a disappointment because of the traces it bears of a cinematic Grand Master at work.

K

Keith Phipps

RTThe DissolveJan 13, 2014

Unavoidable consequence of human ambition.

C

Critic

RTTIME MagazineMar 4, 2013

No doubt about it now: Japan's Akira Kurosawa must be numbered with Sergei Eisenstein and D. W. Griffith among the supreme creators of cinema.

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Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyFeb 18, 2026

One of the best Shakespearean adaptations ever made, and that Kurosawa topped himself by helming the brilliant King Lear-inspired Ran 28 years later only cements the fact that he will always be heralded as one of the greats.

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Information

Title

Throne of Blood

Released

Jan 15, 1957

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 48m

Status

Released

Studios

TOHO, Kurosawa Production

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