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Throne of Blood

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Throne of Blood
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Movie Info
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Director -
Akira Kurosawa -
Producer -
Akira Kurosawa , Sojiro Motoki -
Screenwriter -
Shinobu Hashimoto , Ryûzô Kikushima , Akira Kurosawa , Hideo Oguni -
Production Co -
Toho Company Ltd. , Kurosawa Production -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 22, 1957, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 17, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 48m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Academy (1.33:1)