Throne of Blood
蜘蛛巣城
Release: 1957-01-15
·Runtime: 108m
·★ 7.9
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Takamaru Sasaki
as Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Chieko Naniwa
as Old Ghost Woman
Asao Koike
as Tsuzuki soldier
Fuminori Ōhashi
as Samurai
Takashi Shimura
as Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
as Yoshiteru Miki
Gen Shimizu
as Washizu samurai
Kichijirō Ueda
as Washizu's workman
Hitoshi Takagi
as Tsuzuki guard
Isao Kimura
as Phantom samurai
Isuzu Yamada
as Lady Asaji Washizu
Kokuten Kōdō
as Military Commander
Yū Fujiki
as Washizu samurai
Sachio Sakai
as Washizu samurai
Shinpei Takagi
as Commander
Minoru Chiaki
as Yoshiaki Miki
Nakajirō Tomita
as Military Commander #2
Nobuo Nakamura
as Phantom samurai
Eiko Miyoshi
as Old Woman at castle
Ikio Sawamura
as Washizu soldier
Shin Ōtomo
as Washizu samurai
Yoshio Inaba
as Military Commander #3
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Phantom samurai
Toshirō Mifune
as Taketoki Washizu
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Washizu samurai
Yutaka Sada
as Washizu samurai
Shōbun Inoue
as Servant
Senkichi Ōmura
as Washizu samurai
Seijirô Onda
as Miki party member #2
Takeshi Katō
as Guard killed by Washizu
Jun Ōtomo
as Commander
Crew
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Yoshirō Muraki
Costume Design, Production Design
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Director