The Samurai and the Prisoner (JPN)
The Samurai and the Prisoner (JPN)
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Original title
- 黒牢城
- Language
- ja
What it is about
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.
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Cast
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Masahiro Motoki
Araki Murashige -
Masaki Suda
Kuroda Kanbei -
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Chiyoho -
Munetaka Aoki
Araki Kyuzaemon -
Ryota Miyadate
Inui Sukesaburo -
Tasuku Emoto
Saika Sagehari -
Joe Odagiri
Koori Juemon -
Yusuke Santamaria
Akioka Shironosuke -
Mitsuo Yoshihara
Kawarabayashi Notonyudo -
Ryota Bando
Kitagawara Yosaku -
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Muhen -
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Saika Magoroku -
Ikkei Watanabe
Takayama Dario -
Yoshimasa Kondo
Nakanishi Shinpachiro -
Toshihiro Yashiba
Ikeda Izumi
Crew
- Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Screenplay Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Novel Honobu Yonezawa
- Original Music Composer Yoshihiro Hanno
- Director of Photography Yasuyuki Sasaki
- Editor Kôichi Takahashi
- Executive Producer Shigeaki Yoshida
- Executive Producer Yuichi Tsuji
- Producer Satoko Ishida
What viewers said
*The Samurai and The Prisoner* plants the seeds of an intriguing mystery that is worthy of Kiyoshi Kurasawa’s involvement. Still, it simply doesn’t live up to what you’re probably expecting from the film. The film builds and builds for two and a half hours, and the conclusion doesn’t justify such a long buildup. It’s still a worthwhile film to experience, but it feels like a jigsaw puzzle that you nearly complete yet never find the last missing piece. https://bit.ly/sampris
Chris Sawin — 7/10 · read in full
