Throne of Blood
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Minoru Chiaki, Kokuten Kōdō, Kichijirō Ueda
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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.
- Original title
- 蜘蛛巣城
- Original language
- Japanese
- Screenplay
- Ryūzō Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa
- Cinematography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Cast
- Minoru Chiaki, Kokuten Kōdō, Kichijirō Ueda, Eiko Miyoshi
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Updated July 22, 2026
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