Throne of Blood

蜘蛛巣城

Throne of Blood (1957) is currently streaming in the UK on BFI Player. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Transposing the action to sixteenth century Japan, Kurosawa's re-telling of Shakespeare's Macbeth remains immensely successful. A truly remarkable film, Throne of Blood manages to combine beauty and terror to produce a mood of truly haunting power. Starring the irrepressible Toshiro Mifune as the doomed warlord Washizu and a wonderfully creepy turn by Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth inspired Asaji, the film shows Kurosawa's familiar mastery of atmosphere and action combined with the savagery of war.

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Streaming info last checked: 20 Jan 2026