‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’: A cerebral whodunnit in feudal Japan
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-06-19 08:10 UTC+10:00
Section: CULTURE
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Asia, Asia Pacific
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Some of the most famous jidaigeki (period dramas) are mystery stories: Think of Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” (1950) or Masaki Kobayashi’s “Harakiri” (1962). All the same, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Samurai and the Prisoner” is a curious proposition.
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