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Release Date:
January 15, 1957
Original Title:
蜘蛛巣城
Alternate Titles:
Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald
El trono de sangre
Il trono di sangue
Kumonosu-jô
Le Château de l'araignée
O Trono de Sangue
O thronos tou aimatos
Seittien linna
Throne of Blood
Trono de sangre
Трон в крови
蛛网宫堡
거미의 성
거미집의 성
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
TOHO
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 FR: 10 GB: 12 JP: G NL: AL
Runtime: 108
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.
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Assistant Director:
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Sound Editor:
Masanao Uehara
Costume Design:
Yoshirō Muraki
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography:
Asakazu Nakai
Editor:
Akira Kurosawa
Hairstylist:
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Junjirō Yamada
Makeup Artist:
Masanori Kobayashi
Original Music Composer:
Masaru Satō
Producer:
Sōjirō Motoki
Akira Kurosawa
Production Design:
Yoshirō Muraki
Screenplay:
Shinobu Hashimoto
Akira Kurosawa
Ryūzō Kikushima
Hideo Oguni
Sound Designer:
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Recordist:
Fumio Yanoguchi
Theatre Play:
William Shakespeare
Visual Effects:
Eiji Tsuburaya
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