Throne of Blood
1957 · 108 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 57,752 VOTES · DIR. Akira Kurosawa
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 730 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:18 TOHO CO., LTD.
00:06:06 who poured across our border full force.
00:08:55 Lord.
00:11:48 And I shall depend upon my faithful bow and arrow.
00:15:24 Into sweet perfume
00:17:55 Commander of the Second Fortress.
00:24:29 - What? What did you mean to say? - No, what did you?
00:29:14 the forest spirit's prophecy to our Great Lord?
00:31:51 Lord.
00:34:53 - Sir. - Sir.
00:38:25 Most peculiar.
00:42:07 Who's there?
00:53:25 Word for Lord Miki.
00:56:13 Washizu will enter, guarding the Great Lord's coffin.
01:04:43 At tonight's banquet I will announce and celebrate my successor.
01:07:06 For Washizu, the prophecies have been fulfilled.
01:11:34 Remove yourself.
01:16:40 His son?
01:20:20 My lady has given birth. The child was stillborn.
01:25:31 Show yourself. I must know.
01:28:36 Join forces with the First and Second Fortress, too.
01:33:38 The prophecy foretold my destiny precisely.
01:38:27 My lady.
01:44:32 You'll slay me and offer my head when you surrender.
Cast & Characters
Toshirô Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kôdô
Military Commander
Kichijirô Ueda
Washizu's workman
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed730
Dialogue density6.8 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line01:44:32
Production Record
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
Revenue$13,422
IMDb votes57,752