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