---
title: 'Throne of Blood (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/throne-of-blood-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050613/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Throne of Blood (1957)

1957 · 105 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 蜘蛛巣城

## Synopsis

Throne of Blood  is a 1957 Japanese epic jidaigeki film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film transposes the plot of English dramatist William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (1606) from Medieval Scotland to feudal Japan, with stylistic elements drawn from Noh drama. The film stars Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in the lead roles, modelled on the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa), [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinobu-hashimoto), [Hideo Oguni](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-oguni), [Ryūzō Kikushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuzo-kikushima)
- **Editor:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Masaru Sato](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaru-sato)
- **Producer:** [Sōjirō Motoki](https://cinepixo.com/people/sojiro-motoki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Asakazu Nakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/asakazu-nakai)

## Cast

- [Takashi Shimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-shimura) as Macduff
- [Kichijirō Ueda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kichijiro-ueda) as Washizu's workman
- [Toshirō Mifune](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mifune) as Macbeth
- [Yū Fujiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-fujiki) as Washizu's samurai
- [Isuzu Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/isuzu-yamada) as Lady Macbeth
- [Hiroshi Tachikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-tachikawa) as Malcolm
- [Sachio Sakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/sachio-sakai) as Washizu's samurai
- [Isao Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-kimura) as Messenger
- [Seiji Miyaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/seiji-miyaguchi) as Messenger
- [Minoru Chiaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-chiaki) as Banquo
- [Eiko Miyoshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiko-miyoshi) as Senior lady-in-waiting
- [Kokuten Kōdō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kokuten-kodo) as First General
- [Takamaru Sasaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/takamaru-sasaki) as King Duncan
- [Asao Koike](https://cinepixo.com/people/asao-koike) as Tsuzuki's messenger
- [Shōbun Inoue](https://cinepixo.com/people/shobun-inoue) as Tsuzuki's messenger

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/throne-of-blood-1957
Film facts: Wikidata (Q257818); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.