This is one of a series of notes for A Chronological Biography of Akira Kurosawa.

Rather closely follows the Shakespearean play MacBeth, telling the story of the rise and fall of General Washizu.

Title: Throne of Blood
Original Title in Japanese: Kumonosu Jo
Running Time: 110 min
Year: 1957
Company: Toho
Writer(s): Hideo Koguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography: Choichi Nakai
Production Designer: Yoshiro Muraki
Music: Masaru Sato

Cast:
Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura