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Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay: Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryūzō Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Producer: Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki
Director of Photography: Asakazu Nakai
Top Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Taketori 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
Videos
Throne of Blood (1957) HD Trailer
