A spirit intercepts Washizu and Miki on their journey back to their lord's palace. So when the spirit's first prediction comes true, Washizu's cunning wife, Asaji, pressures him to fulfill the rest of the prophecy by killing his lord and assuming his position. Resetting Shakespeare's Macbeth in feudal Japan was a critical and commercial success for director Akira Kurosawa.
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A spirit intercepts Washizu and Miki on their journey back to their lord's palace. So when the spirit's first prediction comes true, Washizu's cunning wife, Asaji, pressures him to fulfill the rest of the prophecy by killing his lord and assuming his position. Resetting Shakespeare's Macbeth in feudal Japan was a critical and commercial success for director Akira Kurosawa.
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