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.
Genre: Drama, History
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki
Producer: Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
IMDb Score: 8/10 by 369 users
Runtime: 108 minutes
Released: 1/15/1957