Cinematic background from Throne of Blood 1957 - 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.

Throne of Blood

1957

Drama

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
William Shakespeare, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Official poster of Throne of Blood 1957 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man riding a horse in the middle of a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man riding a horse in a barn; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man riding a horse; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a horned helmet riding a horse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a crowd of people with a bird on his head; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An image of an old man in the fog; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person in a crowd of people wearing a costume; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man in a samurai outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in samurai garb are holding a flag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a bird on top of his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing next to each other in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a wooden railing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A couple of men sitting on top of chairs wearing armor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a costume holding a sword in a foggy forest; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting in a straw hut surrounded by two other men; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit of armor standing on a wooden platform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man is walking in the rain with a pole; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a person wearing a helmet with horns on top of their head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man walking in a room with a broom in front of him; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of an asian man in a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a sword while wearing an oriental outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A large group of people dressed in samurai garb; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in traditional japanese garb holding torches; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on chairs in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing next to a horse in a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground wearing a hat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An asian man sitting on top of a piano keyboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a large group of people marching; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a samurai suit standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people sitting on the ground; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in samurai garb holding a sword in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man riding on the back of a horse in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of people on horseback; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a horned hat in a black - and - white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a foggy landscape with buildings; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person holding a sword and wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a mountain in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men in samurai garb standing next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man kneeling down on the ground with a bun in his hair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing on top of a wooden building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting next to each other on some wooden steps; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men on horseback; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men on horses in a field with a crowd of onlookers in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are sitting in the middle of a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A couple of people that are dancing in a room; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman in a kimono holding a bowl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people in traditional japanese garb fighting; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of trees in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of people sitting on the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a bow and arrow while standing in the rain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man on a horse is riding through the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in samurai garb is holding a sword; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A tall stone pillar surrounded by a wooden fence; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard and a mustache with a hair piece on top of his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Throne of Blood” (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a bag on his back; Medium shot, Low angle