Janus Films has acquired all U.S. rights to The Samurai And The Prisoner, the latest feature by Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, set to debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The Samurai And The Prisoner is adapted from the novel by Honobu Yonezawa. The film was produced by Shochiku in association with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television.
The film’s official synopsis reads: When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga 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 Kuroda, a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho and his most loyal
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