A drama by Akira Kurosawa.
A pair of soldiers are told a prophecy by a ghost that they meet in a forest. Immediately, the prophecy begins to become reality and eventually brings the downfall of the kingdom.
This film is also known as Throne of Blood or Kumonosu-jo (the original Japanese title). Wikipedia says that it's the Macbeth plot set in feudal Japan, but I fail to see any similarities. Oddly enough, even though this is made by the "sensei of samurai cinema" I'm not giving it a good rating. I thought it was a little dull and in that aspect alone it resembles Macbeth. I'm rating it o.k.
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