The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
Based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel. Set in 16th century Japan, follows Lord Murashige Araki who, besieged in his castle, confronts mysterious crimes and allies with imprisoned strategist Kanbei Kuroda to uncover the truth.
Director:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Masahiro Motoki as Araki Murashige |
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Masaki Suda as Kuroda Kanbei |
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Yuriko Yoshitaka as |
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Munetaka Aoki as |
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Ryota Miyadate as |
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Tasuku Emoto as |
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Joe Odagiri as |
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Yusuke Santamaria as |
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Mitsuo Yoshihara as |
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Ryota Bando as |
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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as |
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Kiyohiko Shibukawa as |
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Ikkei Watanabe as |
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Yoshimasa Kondo as |
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Toshihiro Yashiba as |
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Masatoshi Kihara as |
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Yamato Kochi as |
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Mutsuo Yoshioka as |
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Shusaku Kamikawa as |
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Oshirō Maeda as |
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Shingo Bando as |
| Directing | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Director |
| Writing | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Honobu Yonezawa | Novel |
| Production | Shigeaki Yoshida | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuichi Tsuji | Executive Producer |
| Production | Satoko Ishida | Producer |
| Production | Takuro Owaki | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tetsuta Tone | Development Manager |
| Production | Hirotaka Aragaki | Development Manager |
| Production | Satoko Ishida | Development Manager |
| Camera | Yasuyuki Sasaki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Hidenori Nagata | Gaffer |
| Sound | Mikisuke Shimazu | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tetsuo Harada | Production Design |
| Art | Kouji Kiwanami | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriko Mashiba | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | 大村弘二 | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Kôichi Takahashi | Editor |
| Sound | Yoshihiro Hanno | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Shinji Watanabe | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Yukari Yaginuma | Script |
| Visual Effects | Shûji Asano | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jun Yokoishi | Visual Effects Director |
| Directing | Atsushi Unno | Assistant Director |
| Production | Takakazu Aiba | Production Manager |
| Sound | Mami Takaishi | Music Producer |
| Production | Kazunori Okada | Line Producer |
| Production | Tomoya Yamada | Production Manager |
