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Original title: Kumonosu jo
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 27, 2003
• R2: 22 Oct 2001
Running Time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Country Japan
Studio Toho
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Throne of Blood (1961)
• Kumonosu jo
• The Castle of the Spider's Web (1957)
• Il Trono di sangue (1957)
• The Hidden Forest (1961)
• Macbeth (1961)
• Das Schloss im Spinnwebwald (1957)
• Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald (1957)
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War, Drama, Martial Arts, Tragedy, Betrayal, Period Piece, Revenge, Murder, Gore, Surreal, Ghosts
Plot: Akira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's MACBETH is a dark samurai drama, set in feudal Japan. As the film begins, two soldiers--Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki)--find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. Seemingly unable to leave the woods, they encounter a ghostly old woman who predicts that Washizu will soon rise to power. At the goading of his ruthless wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), Washizu embarks on a murderously ambitious path and quickly fulfills the prophecy. However, his ascension is cursed by his brutal actions and soon opposition arises to challenge his blood-stained rule.One of the finest Shakespeare adaptations to appear in any medium, Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD is covered in an entrancingly macabre web. The always-amazing Mifune gives one of his greatest performances as the haunted yet unrelenting Lord Washizu, while Yamada portrays the eeriest version of Lady Macbeth to ever grace the screen or stage. A master of reinterpretation, Kurosawa incorporates strong elements of Japanese Noh drama into the film, and the result adds to the somber and chilling mood. The film's highlight, however, is the tense and skillfully paced finale, which features Washizu literally up against the wall as he faces an army of
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Masaru Satô
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