Drama, beginning a season of films directed by Akira Kurosawa, who died this year, starring Toshiro Mifune
A warrior meets a old woman who predicts he will wield great power - but only briefly. Driven on by his devious wife, he soon finds that his ambition leads to murder.
In Japanese with English subtitles. Widescreen.
(1957, PG) (Black and white)
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