Il trono di sangue (1957)
Taketoki Washizu è un nobile a cui viene profetizzata l'ascesa al potere e l'invincibilità fino a quando la foresta non si muoverà verso il suo castello. La profezia si avvera: Washizu, consigliato dalla moglie Asaji, uccide il re ed usurpa il trono, mentre l'amico Miki si impadronisce di un castello. Durante i funerali del re, i guerrieri vengono a conoscenza del delitto e Washizu e Asaji vengono assaliti dai sensi di colpa. Istigato ancora dalla moglie, Washizu esercita ancora di più il suo dispotico potere combattendo contro tutti coloro che lo ostacolano ma, durante un banchetto, l'ombra dell'assassinato gli appare davanti. Intanto una parte del paese si ribella e un esercito marcia contro il castello. Alla fine, Washizu si trova di fronte l'esercito nemico che avanza proteggendosi con i rami degli alberi.
Direttore:
Akira Kurosawa
Scrittori:
橋本忍, 菊島隆三, Akira Kurosawa, 小国英雄.
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Toshirō Mifune as Taketoki Washizu |
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山田五十鈴 as Lady Asaji Washizu |
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Takashi Shimura as Noriyasu Odagura |
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久保明 as Yoshiteru Miki |
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太刀川寛 as Kunimaru Tsuzuki |
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千秋実 as Yoshiaki Miki |
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佐々木孝丸 as Kuniharu Tsuzuki |
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清水元 as Washizu samurai |
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高堂国典 as Military Commander |
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上田吉二郎 as Washizu's workman |
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三好栄子 as Old Woman at castle |
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浪花千栄子 as Old Ghost Woman |
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富田仲次郎 as Military Commander #2 |
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藤木悠 as Washizu samurai |
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堺左千夫 as Washizu samurai |
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大友伸 as Washizu samurai |
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土屋嘉男 as Washizu samurai |
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稲葉義男 as Military Commander #3 |
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笈川武夫 as Miki party member |
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谷晃 as Washizu soldier |
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沢村いき雄 as Washizu soldier |
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佐田豊 as Washizu samurai |
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恩田清二郎 as Miki party member #2 |
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高木新平 as Commander |
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Masao Masuda as Commander |
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浅野光男 as Washizu samurai |
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井上昭文 as Servant |
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小池朝雄 as Tsuzuki soldier |
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加藤武 as Guard killed by Washizu |
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高木均 as Tsuzuki guard |
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Michiya Higuchi as Tsuki guard |
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大村千吉 as Washizu samurai |
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Gorô Sakurai as Servant |
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土屋詩朗 as Commander |
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Takeo Matsushita as Commander |
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大友純 as Commander |
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坪野鎌之 as Servant |
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大橋史典 as Samurai |
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木村功 as Phantom samurai |
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宮口精二 as Phantom samurai |
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中村伸郎 as Phantom samurai |
| Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Writing | 橋本忍 | Screenplay |
| Writing | 菊島隆三 | Screenplay |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | 小国英雄 | Screenplay |
| Production | Akira Kurosawa | Producer |
| Production | 本木荘二郎 | Producer |
| Sound | 佐藤勝 | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | 中井朝一 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | 村木与四郎 | Costume Design |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Designer |
| Art | 村木与四郎 | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masanori Kobayashi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshiko Matsumoto | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Junjirō Yamada | Hairstylist |
| Sound | 矢野口文雄 | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Masanao Uehara | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | 円谷英二 | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Yoshimitsu Banno | Assistant Director |