Editing Throne of Blood (section)

===Special effects===
The scene in which trees from the Spider's Web Forest approach the castle, was created by Toho's special effects department and directed by [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]. Originally, this scene was longer, but Kurosawa cut several shots of trees from the film because he was unimpressed by them.{{sfn|Takase|2003|p=303}}

Washizu's death scene, in which his own archers turn upon him and shoot him with arrows, was in fact performed with real arrows, shot by knowledgeable and skilled archers. During filming, Mifune waved his arms, which was how the actor indicated his intended bodily direction. This was for his own safety in order to prevent the archers from accidentally hitting him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/1957-akira-kurosawas-throne-blood-876215 |title=1957: When Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood' Was Ahead of Its Time |last=Blair |first=Gavin J. |date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=December 10, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115191215/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/1957-akira-kurosawas-throne-blood-876215/ |archive-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref>