Title: Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城)
Release Date: 1957-01-15
IMDB ID: tt0050613
Vote Average: 7.916 (963 votes)
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.
Cast: Toshirō Mifune (Taketoki Washizu), Isuzu Yamada (Lady Asaji Washizu), Takashi Shimura (Noriyasu Odagura), Akira Kubo (Yoshiteru Miki), Hiroshi Tachikawa (Kunimaru Tsuzuki), Minoru Chiaki (Yoshiaki Miki),
Crew: Akira Kurosawa (Director), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Ryuzo Kikushima (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Sōjirō Motoki (Producer), Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer),
Release Date: 1957-01-15
IMDB ID: tt0050613
Vote Average: 7.916 (963 votes)
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.
Cast: Toshirō Mifune (Taketoki Washizu), Isuzu Yamada (Lady Asaji Washizu), Takashi Shimura (Noriyasu Odagura), Akira Kubo (Yoshiteru Miki), Hiroshi Tachikawa (Kunimaru Tsuzuki), Minoru Chiaki (Yoshiaki Miki),
Crew: Akira Kurosawa (Director), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Ryuzo Kikushima (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Sōjirō Motoki (Producer), Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer),