Japanese Cinema release
The Samurai and the Prisoner
53Standing
105th of 224 in Japanese Cinema
- Out-grossed 38% of Japanese Cinema releases with reported figures ($7M).
- Momentum in the 78th percentile.
- Audience rating 8 from 14 votes, the 55th percentile.
- Cost
- Not on record
- Took
- $7M
Not yet graded
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The picture
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.
- Released
- 19 June 2026
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Language
- Japanese
- Industry
- Japanese Cinema
Top billedAll 20 credits
- Masahiro MotokiAraki Murashige
- Masaki SudaKuroda Kanbei
- Yuriko YoshitakaChiyoho
- Munetaka AokiAraki Kyuzaemon
- Ryota MiyadateInui Sukesaburo
- Tasuku EmotoSaika Sagehari
Made by
- Director
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Screenplay
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Original Music Composer
- Yoshihiro Hanno
- Director of Photography
- Yasuyuki Sasaki
- Producer
- Satoko Ishida
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