Screening September 11–17. Tickets on sale soon!
The new film from Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse, Cloud).
When Lord Murashige (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Oda (Bando Shingo), 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 Kuroda (Masaki Suda, Cloud), a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.
2026, 147 minutes, Japan, Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Not Rated
“Kurosawa has made one of his best films, a work that feels a bit like Agatha Christie, a bit like Shakespeare, and even a bit like Samurai Columbo.”
– Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
“Intricate, enthralling, and as psychologically rich as [Kurosawa's] best work, it’s another feather in the illustrious artist’s cap.”
– Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
“In each mesmerizing move of the camera or precisely-framed shot, [Kurosawa] draws us in closer and closer"
– Chase Hutchinson, TheWrap
“The Samurai and the Prisoner offers a master class in framing and blocking, with Kurosawa Kiyoshi continually finding new ways to render the story’s self-contained setting as a source of rich visual pleasure.”
– Marshall Shaffer, Slant Magazine
