March 9, 2020 Drama, Episodes, Samurai, Season 4

Throne of Blood (1957)

蜘蛛巣城 [Kumonosu-Jô]

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Written by Akira Kurosawa and Ryûzô Kikushima

Based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare

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.

Cast

Toshirô Mifune – Taketori Washizu

Isuzu Yamada – Asaji Washizu

Akira Kubo – Yoshiteru Miki

Takashi Shimura – Noriyasu Odagura

Minori Chiaki – Yoshiaki Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa – Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Takamura Sasaki – Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Chieko Naniwa – The Spirit of Spider’s Web

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