Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957) - Drama Movies 108 minutes. Kumonosu-jô, Трон в крови, 蛛网宫堡, O thronos tou aimatos, Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald, Seittien linna, 거미의 성, 거미집의 성, Throne of Blood, Trono de sangre, O Trono de Sangue, Le Château de l'araignée, Il trono di sangue, Trono de sangre, El trono de sangre. 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. japan, samurai, based on novel or book, prophecy, castle, ambition, betrayal, ghost, jidaigeki, sengoku period, feudal lord, feudal japan
Released: Jan 15, 1957
Runtime: 108 minutes
Stars: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Minoru Chiaki
Crew: Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer), Sōjirō Motoki (Producer), Yoshirō Muraki (Costume Design), Ryūzō Kikushima (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Producer), Asakazu Nakai (Director of Photography)