Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957
1h 48m
7.9

7.9/10

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Drama History
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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $13,422

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

japan samurai based on novel or book prophecy castle siege ambition betrayal ghost jidaigeki sengoku period feudal lord feudal japan husband and wife

Quick Facts

Original Title 蜘蛛巣城
Release Date January 15, 1957
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0050613

Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki Washizu

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki

Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu

Washizu samurai

Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman

Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi

Old Woman at castle

Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa

Old Ghost Woman

Key Crew

Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay