Throne of Blood (1957)

Name: Throne of Blood
Released: 1957-01-15
Duration: 108 min

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Director: Akira Kurosawa
Runtime: 108 minutes
Original release date: 1957-01-15 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)
Original title: 蜘蛛巣城

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.

London screenings

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15 November 2026 at 19:30 · The Chiswick Cinema, 94-96 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, W4 1SH, UK · Throne of Blood · standard · Book with the cinema
28 January 2027 at 15:25 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · Throne of Blood · standard · Book with the cinema