Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald (1957)

Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo. 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.

“In my opinion u0026#39;Throne Of Bloodu0026#39; is almost as brilliant as Kurosawau0026#39;s more celebrated u0026#39;Rashomonu0026#39;. Itu0026#39;s almost impossible to fault this brilliant adaptation of Shakespeareu0026#39;s u0026#39;Macbethu0026#39;. Itu0026#39;s the most compelling version of the story I have seen, even better than Polanskiu0026#39;s outstanding film of the early 1970s, which until seeing u0026#39;Throne Of Bloodu0026#39; was my favourite. Kurosawa is without doubt one of the greatest film makers of all time, and watching this movie is experiencing a master at work. Toshiro Mifune gives another brilliant performance and Isuzu Yamada, who plays his wife (the equivalent of the Lady Macbeth character) is absolutely chilling. The stylized acting combined with the superb cinematography gives this movie a frightening nightmarish feel, yet the characters are always human. This makes it a very powerful and haunting movie. I donu0026#39;t seem to see u0026#39;Throne Of Bloodu0026#39; mentioned a lot as one of Kurosawau0026#39;s best, but I was incredibly impressed by it, and it comes with my highest recommendation. This is a brilliant movie and to call it a masterpiece is no exaggeration.”