Directed by:
黒澤明Cinematography:
Asakazu NakaiComposer:
Masaru SatōCast:
Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki, Chieko Naniwa, Seiji Miyaguchi, Isao Kimura, 三好栄子 (more)VOD (3)
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As the film begins, two soldiers--Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki)--find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. Seemingly unable to leave the woods, they encounter a ghostly old woman who predicts that Washizu will soon rise to power. At the goading of his ruthless wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), Washizu embarks on a murderously ambitious path and quickly fulfills the prophecy. However, his ascension is cursed by his brutal actions and soon opposition arises to challenge his blood-stained rule. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Toshirō Mifune
China
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Isuzu Yamada
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Yojimbo (1961)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Takashi Shimura
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)
Akira Kubo
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Sanjuro (1962)
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Sanjuro (1962)
Yojimbo (1961)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Minoru Chiaki
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
To Live (1952)
Takamaru Sasaki
Japan
Best movies:
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
The Sword Of Doom (1966)
Chieko Naniwa
Japan
Best movies:
Equinox Flower (1958)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Seiji Miyaguchi
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Early Summer (1951)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Isao Kimura
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
High and Low (1963)
三好栄子
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
To Live (1952)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
稲葉義男
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Harakiri (1962)
The Old Bear Hunter (1982)
高木均
Japan
Best movies:
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Hanzo The Razor 2: The Snare (1973)
小池朝雄
Japan
Best movies:
Antarctica (1983)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deathmatch in Hiroshima (1973)
The Geisha (1983)
Nakajirō Tomita
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Harakiri (1962)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Akira Tani
Japan
Best movies:
Yojimbo (1961)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
Kokuten Kôdô
Japan
Best movies:
Early Summer (1951)
Seven Samurai (1954)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)