Throne of Blood (1957)
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.
- 菊島隆三Screenplay
- 橋本忍Screenplay
- 小国英雄Screenplay
- 黒澤明Screenplay
- William ShakespeareTheatre Play
- 黒澤明Director
StatusReleased
Original LanguageJapanese
Original title蜘蛛巣城
Budget$0.00
Revenue$13,422.00
Casts
三船敏郎
Taketoki Washizu
山田五十鈴
Lady Asaji Washizu
志村喬
Noriyasu Odagura
久保明
Yoshiteru Miki
太刀川寛
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
千秋実
Yoshiaki Miki
佐々木孝丸
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
清水元
Washizu samurai
高堂国典
Military Commander
上田吉二郎
Washizu's workman
三好栄子
Old Woman at castle
浪花千栄子
Old Ghost Woman
富田仲次郎
Military Commander #2
藤木悠
Washizu samurai
堺左千夫
Washizu samurai
大友伸
Washizu samurai
土屋嘉男
Washizu samurai
稲葉義男
Military Commander #3
笈川武夫
Miki party member
谷晃
Washizu soldier
沢村いき雄
Washizu soldier
佐田豊
Washizu samurai
恩田清二郎
Miki party member #2
高木新平
Commander
Masao Masuda
Commander
Mitsuo Asano
Washizu samurai
井上昭文
Servant
小池朝雄
Tsuzuki soldier
加藤武
Guard killed by Washizu
高木均
Tsuzuki guard
Michiya Higuchi
Tsuki guard
大村千吉
Washizu samurai
Gorô Sakurai
Servant
土屋詩朗
Commander
Takeo Matsushita
Commander
大友純
Commander
坪野鎌之
Servant
大橋史典
Samurai
木村功
Phantom samurai
宮口精二
Phantom samurai
中村伸郎
Phantom samurai