Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

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.

Date of release
1957-01-15
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (1032)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Akira Kurosawa

Casting

  • 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

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