Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Run Time: 147 min.
Format: Digital
Release Year:
2026
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Screenwriter: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Producer: Satoko Ishida
Join us in the microcinema for Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ponderous and philosophical samurai epic The Samurai and the Prisoner. When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
