A string of mournful songs tells the historical prophecy of Spider City. During the Warring States Period, the Spider City, surrounded by thick forest[Expand All]
A string of mournful songs tells the historical prophecy of Spider City. During the Warring States Period, the Spider City, surrounded by thick forests, had a complex terrain. When the enemy troops attacked, they were bound to get lost. Therefore, the city Lord sat firmly on the city tower, commanded with composure, and lined up generals on all sides to defend against the enemy, ensuring that the city was as impregnable as a rock. General Watanabe Takeshi (played by Toshiro Mifune) and Deputy General Miki, having successfully quelled the rebellion, are preparing to return to the city to receive rewards. On the way, the two of them, by a strange twist of fate, entered the depths of a thick forest and happened to meet an old woman with white hair playing the zither and singing. They found this matter suspicious and suspected that the enemy was deliberately setting up a trap. Therefore, they stepped forward and forced them to submit by force. But this person predicted that Iwazu would seize the position of the city Lord and that the son of Miki would inherit the throne. Just when the two were half convinced and half skeptical, this person transformed into a white light and vanished without a trace. After that, he returned to the city and became the Lord of the Northern City. However, thinking of the prophecy, he was not willing to accept it. So, under the encouragement of his wife, Asamori, he killed the king and declared himself the Lord of the Spider Nest City. But this was only the beginning of the prophecy...[Collapse]
