

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 / 1953

Movie / 1958

Movie / 2013

Movie / 1980

Movie / 2000

Movie / 2016

Movie / 2024

Movie / 2024

Movie / 2023

Movie / 2011

Movie / 2024

Movie / 2007

Movie / 2021

Movie / 1988

Movie / 2020

Movie / 1963

Movie / 2021

Movie / 2009

Movie / 2022

Movie / 2005