Throne of Blood (1957)

Washizu is a loyal samurai of Spider’s Web Castle with ambitions for greatness. His wife Lady Asaji has plans of her own, pushing the vain Washizu to commit the worst crime of all and take the castle for himself. But his actions lead to unexpected consequences as a neighbouring force rides to settle an old score and seize Spider’s Web Castle for themselves. Throne of Blood is a thrilling adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth directed by KUROSAWA Akira starring MIFUNE Toshiro as Washizu (Macbeth), YAMADA Isuzu as Lady Asaji (Lady Macbeth) and SHIMURA Takashi as Odagura (Macduff) in the ultimate tale of unchecked ambition.