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Throne of Blood

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, January 15 1957
68 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune was 36 in Throne of Blood as 'Taketori Washizu'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 02 1920 –
Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Isuzu YamadaIsuzu YamadaIsuzu Yamada was 39 in Throne of Blood as 'Lady Asaji Washizu'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 05 1917 –
Mon, Jul 09 2012
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura was 51 in Throne of Blood as 'Noriyasu Odagura'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Akira KuboAkira KuboAkira Kubo was 20 in Throne of Blood as 'Yoshiteru Miki'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 01 1936
Portrait of Hiroshi TachikawaHiroshi TachikawaHiroshi Tachikawa was 25 in Throne of Blood as 'Kunimaru Tsuzuki'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 07 1931
Portrait of Minoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiMinoru Chiaki was 39 in Throne of Blood as 'Yoshiaki Miki'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 28 1917 –
Mon, Nov 01 1999
Portrait of Takamaru SasakiTakamaru SasakiTakamaru Sasaki was 58 in Throne of Blood as 'Kuniharu Tsuzuki'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 30 1898 –
Sun, Dec 28 1986
Portrait of Gen ShimizuGen ShimizuGen Shimizu was 50 in Throne of Blood
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1907 –
Wed, Dec 20 1972
Portrait of Kokuten KōdōKokuten KōdōKokuten Kōdō was 69 in Throne of Blood as 'Military Commander'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 29 1887 –
Fri, Jan 22 1960
Portrait of Kichijirō UedaKichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda was 52 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu's workman'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 30 1904 –
Fri, Nov 03 1972
Portrait of Eiko MiyoshiEiko MiyoshiEiko Miyoshi was 62 in Throne of Blood as 'Old Woman at castle'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 08 1894 –
Sun, Jul 28 1963
Portrait of Chieko NaniwaChieko NaniwaChieko Naniwa was 49 in Throne of Blood as 'Old Ghost Woman'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 19 1907 –
Sat, Dec 22 1973
Portrait of Nakajirō TomitaNakajirō TomitaNakajirō Tomita was 45 in Throne of Blood as 'Military Commander #2'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 01 1911 –
Thu, Nov 15 1990
Portrait of Yū FujikiYū FujikiYū Fujiki was 25 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu samurai'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 02 1931 –
Mon, Dec 19 2005
Portrait of Sachio SakaiSachio SakaiSachio Sakai was 31 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu samurai'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Wed, Mar 11 1998
Portrait of Shin ŌtomoShin ŌtomoShin Ōtomo was 37 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu samurai'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1919 –
Wed, Nov 16 1988
Portrait of Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaYoshio Tsuchiya was 29 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu samurai'.
Birthday: Wed, May 18 1927 –
Wed, Feb 08 2017
Portrait of Yoshio InabaYoshio InabaYoshio Inaba was 36 in Throne of Blood as 'Military Commander #3'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 15 1920 –
Mon, Apr 20 1998
Portrait of Takeo OikawaTakeo OikawaTakeo Oikawa was 51 in Throne of Blood as 'Miki party member'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 25 1905 –
Sat, Apr 09 1960
Portrait of Akira TaniAkira TaniAkira Tani was 46 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu soldier'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1910 –
Thu, Aug 11 1966
Portrait of Ikio SawamuraIkio SawamuraIkio Sawamura was 51 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu soldier'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 04 1905 –
Sat, Sep 20 1975
Portrait of Yutaka SadaYutaka SadaYutaka Sada was 45 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu samurai'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 30 1911
Portrait of Seijirô OndaSeijirô OndaSeijirô Onda was 46 in Throne of Blood as 'Miki party member #2'.
Birthday: Sun, May 01 1910 –
Thu, Nov 28 1974
Portrait of Shinpei TakagiShinpei TakagiShinpei Takagi was 54 in Throne of Blood as 'Commander'.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 03 1902 –
Fri, Apr 21 1967
Portrait of Masao MasudaMasao MasudaMasao Masuda was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Commander'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mitsuo AsanoMitsuo AsanoMitsuo Asano was >> in Throne of Blood
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shōbun InoueShōbun InoueShōbun Inoue was 29 in Throne of Blood as 'Servant'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1927 –
Mon, Jan 28 2013
Portrait of Asao KoikeAsao KoikeAsao Koike was 25 in Throne of Blood
Birthday: Wed, Mar 18 1931 –
Sat, Mar 23 1985
Portrait of Takeshi KatōTakeshi KatōTakeshi Katō was 27 in Throne of Blood as 'Guard killed by Washizu'.
Birthday: Fri, May 24 1929 –
Fri, Jul 31 2015
Portrait of Hitoshi TakagiHitoshi TakagiHitoshi Takagi was 31 in Throne of Blood as 'Tsuzuki guard'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 26 1925 –
Wed, Feb 11 2004
Portrait of Michiya HiguchiMichiya HiguchiMichiya Higuchi was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Tsuki guard'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Senkichi ŌmuraSenkichi ŌmuraSenkichi Ōmura was 34 in Throne of Blood as 'Washizu samurai'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 27 1922 –
Sun, Nov 24 1991
Portrait of Gorô SakuraiGorô SakuraiGorô Sakurai was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Servant'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shirō TsuchiyaShirō TsuchiyaShirō Tsuchiya was 56 in Throne of Blood as 'Commander'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 05 1901
Portrait of Takeo MatsushitaTakeo MatsushitaTakeo Matsushita was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Commander'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jun ŌtomoJun ŌtomoJun Ōtomo was 57 in Throne of Blood as 'Commander'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 21 1899 –
Thu, Dec 28 1978
Portrait of Kamayuki TsubonoKamayuki TsubonoKamayuki Tsubono was 37 in Throne of Blood as 'Servant'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 26 1919
Portrait of Fuminori ŌhashiFuminori ŌhashiFuminori Ōhashi was 42 in Throne of Blood as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 10 1915 –
Wed, Sep 20 1989
Portrait of Isao KimuraIsao KimuraIsao Kimura was 33 in Throne of Blood as 'Phantom samurai'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 22 1923 –
Sat, Jul 04 1981
Portrait of Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji MiyaguchiSeiji Miyaguchi was 43 in Throne of Blood as 'Phantom samurai'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 14 1913 –
Fri, Apr 12 1985
Portrait of Nobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraNobuo Nakamura was 48 in Throne of Blood as 'Phantom samurai'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 14 1908 –
Fri, Jul 05 1991

Crew

Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa was 46 in Throne of Blood as 'Producer, Editor, Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Asakazu NakaiAsakazu NakaiAsakazu Nakai was 55 in Throne of Blood as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, Aug 29 1901 –
Sun, Feb 28 1988
Portrait of Yoshimitsu BannoYoshimitsu BannoYoshimitsu Banno was 25 in Throne of Blood as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 30 1931 –
Sun, May 07 2017
Portrait of Ryūzō KikushimaRyūzō KikushimaRyūzō Kikushima was 42 in Throne of Blood as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 28 1914 –
Sat, Mar 18 1989
Portrait of Shinobu HashimotoShinobu HashimotoShinobu Hashimoto was 38 in Throne of Blood as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Thu, Jul 19 2018
Portrait of Hideo OguniHideo OguniHideo Oguni was 52 in Throne of Blood as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 09 1904 –
Mon, Feb 05 1996
Portrait of Sōjirō MotokiSōjirō MotokiSōjirō Motoki was 42 in Throne of Blood as 'Producer'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 19 1914 –
Sat, May 21 1977
Portrait of Masanao UeharaMasanao UeharaMasanao Uehara was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Assistant Sound Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masaru SatōMasaru SatōMasaru Satō was 28 in Throne of Blood as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Tue, May 29 1928 –
Sun, Dec 05 1999
Portrait of Eiji TsuburayaEiji TsuburayaEiji Tsuburaya was 55 in Throne of Blood as 'Visual Effects'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1901 –
Sun, Jan 25 1970
Portrait of William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare would have been no older than 52 in Throne of Blood as 'Theatre Play'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 23 1564 –
Sat, Apr 23 1616
Portrait of Yoshirō MurakiYoshirō MurakiYoshirō Muraki was 32 in Throne of Blood as 'Costume Design, Production Design'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1924 –
Mon, Oct 26 2009
Portrait of Ichirô MinawaIchirô MinawaIchirô Minawa was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Sound Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fumio YanoguchiFumio YanoguchiFumio Yanoguchi was 39 in Throne of Blood as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 29 1917 –
Tue, Jan 15 1985
Portrait of Junjirō YamadaJunjirō YamadaJunjirō Yamada was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Hairstylist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masanori KobayashiMasanori KobayashiMasanori Kobayashi was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshiko MatsumotoYoshiko MatsumotoYoshiko Matsumoto was >> in Throne of Blood as 'Hairstylist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday