Throne of Blood
1957 film by Akira Kurosawa
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Summary
Throne of Blood is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,645 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Blue Ribbon Awards[3], 映像技術賞[4]
- Director: Akira Kurosawa[5]
- Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa[6], Shinobu Hashimoto[7], Hideo Oguni[8], Ryūzō Kikushima[9]
- Composer: Masaru Sato[10]
- Genre: drama film[11], samurai cinema[12]
- Based on: Macbeth[13]
- Cast member: Toshirō Mifune[14], Isuzu Yamada[15], Takashi Shimura[16], Minoru Chiaki[17], Akira Kubo[18], Seiji Miyaguchi[19], Yoshio Inaba[20], Hiroshi Tachikawa[21], Takamaru Sasaki[22], Chieko Naniwa[23], Kokuten Kōdō[24], Sachio Sakai[25], Yū Fujiki[26], Kichijirō Ueda[27]
- Producer: Sōjirō Motoki[28]
- Production company: Toho[29]
- Director of photography: Asakazu Nakai[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[31]
- Commons category: Throne of Blood[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 8.8/10[34], 96%[35]
- Color: black-and-white[36]
- Country of origin: Japan[37]
- Publication date: January 1, 1957[38], January 15, 1957[39]
- Characters: Macbeth[40], Lady Macbeth[41], Macduff[42], Fleance[43], Malcolm[44], Banquo[45], King Duncan[46], Three Witches[47]
- Distributed by: Toho[48], Netflix[49]
- Narrative location: Japan[50]
- Filming location: Japan[51]
- Film editor: Akira Kurosawa[52]
- Title: 蜘蛛巣城[53]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[54]
- After a work by: William Shakespeare[55]
Why It Matters
Throne of Blood has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]