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.
Taketoki Washizu
Lady Asaji Washizu
Noriyasu Odagura
Yoshiteru Miki
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Yoshiaki Miki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Washizu samurai
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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.
Movie / 1958
Movie / 1980
Movie / 1957
Movie / 1960
Movie / 1952
Movie / 1959
Movie / 1965
Movie / 2017
Movie / 1959
Movie / 1959
Movie / 1952
Movie / 1943
Movie / 1974
Movie / 2025
Movie / 2017
Movie / 1975
Movie / 1981
Movie / 2025
Movie / 1967
Movie / 1953