Throne of Blood(蜘蛛巣城)
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Japan · 1957
1h 48m
Director Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Takashi Shimura
Genre Drama, History
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Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by three ghostly women who predicts their futures. When the first part of their 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 taking his place.
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