Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Period Thriller ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Drops First Trailer

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Period Thriller ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Drops First Trailer

The 'Cure' and 'Cloud' director's first period samurai feature — a 16th century-set mystery thriller adapted from an award-winning Japanese novel — lands in U.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa teases feudal mystery in The Samurai And The Prisoner trailer

Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa doesn’t take many days off. The prolific Japanese filmmaker released three movies in 2024, but only two have made it to the U.S. His dystopic eBay thriller, Cloud, reached American shores last year, along with his 45-minute film Chime. Meanwhile, we still haven’t walked his new version of Serpent’s Path, Kurosawa’s remake of his 1998 film of the same name. (Though the original got a 4K restoration last year.) Neverthele…

First US Trailer for The Samurai and the Prisoner Now Online

The official US trailer for Kiyoshi Kurosawa�s period thriller The Samurai and the Prisoner has been released online. The film, which is the director�s first

The Samurai And The Prisoner trailer | Period thriller from the director of Pulse looks stunning

Pulse director Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns with a stunning-looking period mystery thriller, The Samurai And The Prisoner. Here’s the trailer: The Samurai And The Prisoner immediately went on our must-watch list when we first heard about it earlier this year. Not just because it’s from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa – the director of such genre masterpieces as Cure, Pulse and Creepy – but also because of its captivating premise. It’s a period piece set i…

THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER Unsheathes Feudal Upheaval And Mystery In The U.S. Trailer

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Full US Trailer for 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

"Believe in me! Believe in our castle's strength!" Janus Films has revealed their main official US trailer for the film The Samurai and the Prisoner, the acclaimed Japanese samurai murder mystery film made by maestro filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa. I've been posting multiple trailers for this already over the last few months, under the original Japanese title Kokurojo, also Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner in full. It premiered in Cannes and w…