Country
France
Date
Jan 15, 1957
Certification
10
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gen Shimizu | Washizu samurai |
| Kokuten Kōdō | Military Commander |
| Kichijirō Ueda | Washizu's workman |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Old Woman at castle |
| Chieko Naniwa | Old Ghost Woman |
| Nakajirō Tomita | Military Commander #2 |
| Yū Fujiki | Washizu samurai |
| Sachio Sakai | Washizu samurai |
| Shin Ōtomo | Washizu samurai |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | Washizu samurai |
| Yoshio Inaba | Military Commander #3 |
| Takeo Oikawa | Miki party member |
| Akira Tani | Washizu soldier |
| Ikio Sawamura | Washizu soldier |
| Yutaka Sada | Washizu samurai |
| Seijirô Onda | Miki party member #2 |
| Shinpei Takagi | Commander |
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| Masao Masuda | Commander |
| Mitsuo Asano | Washizu samurai |
| Shōbun Inoue | Servant |
| Asao Koike | Tsuzuki soldier |
| Takeshi Katō | Guard killed by Washizu |
| Hitoshi Takagi | Tsuzuki guard |
| Michiya Higuchi | Tsuki guard |
| Senkichi Ōmura | Washizu samurai |
| Gorô Sakurai | Servant |
| Shirō Tsuchiya | Commander |
| Takeo Matsushita | Commander |
| Jun Ōtomo | Commander |
| Kamayuki Tsubono | Servant |
| Fuminori Ōhashi | Samurai |
| Isao Kimura | Phantom samurai |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Phantom samurai |
| Nobuo Nakamura | Phantom samurai |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 蜘蛛巣城 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO |
| Data di uscita | 15 gennaio 1957 |
| Producer | Sōjirō Motoki, Akira Kurosawa |
| Writer | Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, William Shakespeare |
| Editors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Asst. Directors | Yoshimitsu Banno, Akira Kurosawa |
| Camera Operators | Asakazu Nakai |
| Add. Photography | Asakazu Nakai |
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| Production Design | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Art Direction | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Set Decoration | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya |
| Composer | Masaru Satō, Ichirô Minawa, Masanao Uehara, Fumio Yanoguchi |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Ichirô Minawa, Masanao Uehara, Fumio Yanoguchi |
| Costume Design | Yoshirō Muraki, Masanori Kobayashi, Junjirō Yamada, Yoshiko Matsumoto |
| Makeup | Masanori Kobayashi, Yoshirō Muraki, Junjirō Yamada, Yoshiko Matsumoto |
| Hairstyling | Yoshirō Muraki, Masanori Kobayashi, Junjirō Yamada, Yoshiko Matsumoto |
| Incasso | 13.422 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Italy
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Note
Venice Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 26, 2024
Certification
M
Note
Re-Release
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Jan 15, 1957
Certification
16
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 15, 1957
Certification
G
Country
United States
Date
Jan 15, 1957
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 06, 1958
Certification
12
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Country
Italy
Date
Oct 09, 1959
Country
Denmark
Date
Oct 01, 1965
Country
France
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Certification
10
Country
South Korea
Date
Apr 16, 2004
Country
Philippines
Date
Sep 14, 2010
Note
Kurosawa Film Festival
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 15, 2005
Certification
AL
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Mar 08, 2017
TV
Country
Czechia
Date
Nov 23, 2008
Note
ČT2
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