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蜘蛛巣城

蜘蛛巣城 (1957)

Drama History

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.

Updated May 9 2020

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Keywords:

japan shakespeare prophecy samurai castle ambition betrayal based on play or musical plot ghost feudal lord feudal japan

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Runtime: 108 mins Rating: 8.0 Tag Line: From the creator of "Rashomon" and "Ikiru"

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Taketori Washizu

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki

Kichijirô Ueda

Kichijirô Ueda

Washizu's workman

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Washizu samurai

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Military Commander #3

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Phantom samurai

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Phantom samurai

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Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Masaru Satô

Masaru Satô

Original Music Composer

Hideo Oguni

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

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