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With Saburo away, Taro and Jiro begin feuding over succession as head of the clan. Egged on by his wife, Lady Kaede, Taro uses Hidetora's insolent jester Kyoami as a pretext for stripping him of his powers. Hidetora is made persona non grata and forced to relocate to Saburo's abandoned castle, which is then sacked by Taro and Jiro's forces. Unable to find a blade to commit seppuku with, Hidetora goes mad and wanders, dazed, from the burning castle, [[World Half Empty|as the world crumbles around him]].
 
Kurosawa wrote the screenplay ten years before its eventual release, [[Doing It for Thethe Art|during which he meticulously painted storyboards for every scene]] while he sought funding. At the time of its release, it had the largest budget of any Japanese film ever made until then. While it garnered praise from critics worldwide, its box office performance was lackluster, [[Award Snub|and was passed over for the Academy Awards in both the United States and Japan]]. In the years since, [[Vindicated Byby History|it has come to be seen as one of Kurosawa's best films, and one of the best films of all time]].
 
Not to be confused with a [[Touhou|certain nine-tailed kitsune,]] nor to be confused with [[Ranma One Half|a sex-changing martial artist]] or a [[Norse Mythology|Norse sea goddess]].
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* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: One of the main themes of the film.
* [[Arrows Onon Fire]]
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Hidetora didn't become the sole head of the Ichimonji clan through sycophantic grovelling. He paved his way to kingship through war and battle. But when he retired...
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Entirely subverted with Taro and Jiro. Jiro is especially cowardly, and his lack of strong back-bone makes him Lady Kaede's obedient little lap dog. He deliberately ignores Kurogane's veteran military wisdom and commits to foolhardy strategies that {{spoiler|ultimately lead to the destruction of his kingdom}}.
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* [[Karmic Death]]: {{spoiler|Be honest. Didn't everyone cheer a little when Kurogane treated Lady Kaede to a well-deserved, justified death?}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}}
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: What happens to the Third Castle.
* [[Lady Macbeth]]: Lady Kaede.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Hidetora gets a big, heaping helping of it.
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* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]}}
* [[Smug Snake]]: Lady Kaede.
* [[The Sons and Thethe Spears]]: Hidetora tries to use this to encourage his sons to stick together. The meaning is slightly hindered by Saburo managing to break it anyway.
* [[Theme Naming]]: Taro, Jiro and Saburo literally mean "first son," "second son" and "third son."
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: There are some things worth leaving behind...
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