Film · Drama, History
Throne of Blood (1957)
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.
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- January 15, 1957
- Original title
- 蜘蛛巣城
Cast
Toshirō MifuneTaketoki Washizu
Isuzu YamadaLady Asaji Washizu
Takashi ShimuraNoriyasu Odagura
Akira KuboYoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi TachikawaKunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru ChiakiYoshiaki Miki
Takamaru SasakiKuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen ShimizuWashizu samurai
Kokuten KōdōMilitary Commander
Kichijirō UedaWashizu's workman
Eiko MiyoshiOld Woman at castle
Chieko NaniwaOld Ghost Woman
Nakajirō TomitaMilitary Commander #2
Yū FujikiWashizu samurai
Sachio SakaiWashizu samurai
Shin ŌtomoWashizu samurai
Yoshio TsuchiyaWashizu samurai
Yoshio InabaMilitary Commander #3- Takeo OikawaMiki party member
- Akira TaniWashizu soldier
