The Samurai and the Prisoner offers richly rewarding mystery worthy of Kurosawa’s bloody throne
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The Samurai and the Prisoner offers richly rewarding mystery worthy of Kurosawa’s bloody throne
BARRY HERTZ
PUBLISHED AUGUST 6, 2026
UPDATED AUGUST 7, 2026
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Masahiro Motoki as Lord Murashige Araki in 'The Samurai and the Prisoner.'
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The Samurai and the Prisoner
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, based on the novel by Honobu Yonezawa
Starring Masahiro Motoki, Masak…
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