1963
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Throne of Blood (Japanese: 蜘蛛巣城, Hepburn: Kumonosu-jō, lit. ' The Spider Web Castle ') is a 1957 Japanese jidaigeki film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
A classic Japanese film based on Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Toshiro Mifune as a warlord who murders his way to power after a prophecy. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, photos and more.
- (56K)
- Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1961-11-22
Watch the 1957 film by the Japanese master of cinema, based on Shakespeare's tragedy and set in feudal Japan. See the remarkable performances of Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada as the power-hungry couple.
- 110 min
- 32.3K
- Shadows of the Dark
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures.
- (47)
- Toshiro Mifune
- Akira Kurosawa
- Drama
Summaries. A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle. After securing a major victory on the battlefield, Taketoti Washizu and one of his commanders, Yoshiaki Miki, find themselves lost in the maze-like Spider's Web forest.
Throne of Blood is a moody, intense, poetically shot movie that history will remember as one of the Japanese master’s best. The DVD/Blu-ray of the film is available from the Criterion Collection and other online retailers.
A classic film by Akira Kurosawa that adapts Shakespeare's Macbeth to feudal Japan, starring Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada. The DVD features a new restoration, commentary, documentary, and subtitle options.
