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Throne of Blood

Original title: Kumonosu-jô
  • 1957
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
61K
YOUR RATING
Toshirō Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
JapaneseDrama

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

  • Director
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Hideo Oguni
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Ryûzô Kikushima
  • Stars
    • Toshirō Mifune
    • Minoru Chiaki
    • Isuzu Yamada
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    61K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Hideo Oguni
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Ryûzô Kikushima
    • Stars
      • Toshirō Mifune
      • Minoru Chiaki
      • Isuzu Yamada
    • 196User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast41

    Toshirō Mifune
    Toshirō Mifune
    • Taketoki Washizu
    • (as Toshirô Mifune)
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Yoshiaki Miki
    Isuzu Yamada
    Isuzu Yamada
    • Lady Asaji Washizu
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Noriyasu Odagura
    Akira Kubo
    Akira Kubo
    • Yoshiteru Miki
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Kunimaru Tsuzuki
    • (as Yôichi Tachikawa)
    Takamaru Sasaki
    • Kuniharu Tsuzuki
    Gen Shimizu
    Gen Shimizu
    • Washizu samurai
    Kokuten Kōdō
    Kokuten Kōdō
    • Military Commander
    • (as Kokuten Kôdô)
    Kichijirō Ueda
    Kichijirō Ueda
    • Washizu's workman
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Old Woman at castle
    Chieko Naniwa
    Chieko Naniwa
    • Old Ghost Woman
    Nakajirō Tomita
    Nakajirō Tomita
    • Second Military Commander
    • (as Nakajirô Tomita)
    Yū Fujiki
    Yū Fujiki
    • Washizu samurai
    • (as Yû Fujiki)
    Sachio Sakai
    • Washizu samurai
    Shin Ôtomo
    Shin Ôtomo
    • Washizu samurai
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    • Washizu samurai
    Yoshio Inaba
    Yoshio Inaba
    • Third Military Commander
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Hideo Oguni
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Ryûzô Kikushima
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews196

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    Summary

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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Takeshi Katō (Guard killed by Washizu) was worried about the thrust of Toshirō Mifune's sword, so he placed a block of wood in his arm pit. Unfortunately Mifune's thrust split the block and wounded Katô. He bore the scar until his death in 2015.
    • Goofs
      When the witch runs in the forest, she briefly can be seen wearing sneakers.
    • Quotes
      • Lady Asaji Washizu: Admirable, my Lord. You, who would soon rule the world, allow a ghost to frighten you.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Japanese Film Festival (1957)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 22, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Krvavi prestol
    • Filming locations
      • Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Kurosawa Production Co.
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,808
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,942
      • Jul 28, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,575
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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