Kumonosu jô 1957

Name: Kumonosu jô
Released: 1957-01-15
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Akira Kurosawa
Written by:	Akira Kurosawa & Hideo Oguni & Shinobu Hashimoto & Ryuzo Kikushima
Runtime:	108 minutes
Critics score:	98 / 100
Tagline:	From the creator of "Rashomon" and "Ikiru".