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The Samurai and the Prisoner Overview
Rated 7.9/10 by viewers, the 2026 release The Samurai and the Prisoner delivers — now available in compact 720p through 4K quality. Filed under Drama and History, it brings a fresh take on familiar ground. Running 2h 27m, it's been encoded to balance quality against file size. 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...
The Samurai and the Prisoner Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
The Samurai and the Prisoner Actors
Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Tasuku Emoto, Joe Odagiri, Yusuke Santamaria
