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蜘蛛巣城

蜘蛛巣城 (1957)

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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

Releases:

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1957-01-15
US -
1957-01-15

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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"
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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
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
Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Phantom samurai
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi
Tsuzuki guard
Takeshi Katô
Takeshi Katô
Guard killed by Washizu
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Washizu soldier
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Old Woman at castle
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kôdô
Kokuten Kôdô
Military Commander
Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi
Commander
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada
Washizu samurai
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Old Ghost Woman
Yû Fujiki
Yû Fujiki
Washizu samurai
Nakajirô Tomita
Nakajirô Tomita
Military Commander #2
Senkichi Ômura
Senkichi Ômura
Washizu samurai
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Washizu soldier
Takeo Oikawa
Takeo Oikawa
Miki party member
Fuminori Ôhashi
Fuminori Ôhashi
Samurai
Shin Ôtomo
Shin Ôtomo
Washizu samurai
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Takeo Matsushita
Takeo Matsushita
Commander
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Shôbun Inoue
Shôbun Inoue
Servant
Jun Ôtomo
Jun Ôtomo
Commander
Kamayuki Tsubono
Kamayuki Tsubono
Servant
Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Servant
Masao Masuda
Masao Masuda
Commander
Michiya Higuchi
Michiya Higuchi
Tsuki guard
Shirô Tsuchiya
Shirô Tsuchiya
Commander

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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
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
Sôjirô Motoki
Sôjirô Motoki
Producer
Yoshirô Muraki
Yoshirô Muraki
Costume Design
Ryûzô Kikushima
Ryûzô Kikushima
Screenplay
Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography

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