Movie·1957·1h 48m
Throne of Blood
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 蜘蛛巣城
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Written By
Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima
Producer
Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai
Music
Masaru Satō
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu
Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman
Eiko Miyoshi
Old Woman at castle
Chieko Naniwa
Old Ghost Woman
Nakajirō Tomita
Military Commander #2
Yū Fujiki
Washizu samurai
Sachio Sakai
Washizu samurai
Shin Ōtomo
Washizu samurai
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Washizu samurai
Yoshio Inaba
Military Commander #3
// crew
Crew
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
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