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Throne of Blood
蜘蛛巣城
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1957•1h 50m•NR•★ 8.0
Drama / History
Synopsis
A victorious samurai general is spurred by a forest spirit's prophecy and his ruthless wife to assassinate his lord and seize power in feudal Japan. Kurosawa's visually stunning fusion of Shakespeare's Macbeth with Noh theatre traditions.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterShinobu HashimotoRyuzo KikushimaAkira KurosawaHideo Oguni
CinematographyAsakazu Nakai
MusicMasaru Satō
Principal Cast
Toshirō MifuneTaketoki Washizu
Isuzu YamadaLady Asaji Washizu
Takashi ShimuraNoriyasu Odagura
Akira KuboYoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi TachikawaKunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru ChiakiYoshiaki Miki
Takamaru SasakiKuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen ShimizuWashizu samurai
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 50m (110 mins)
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DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioToho
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