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‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: The Verb is Mightier Than the Sword in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Dialogue-Laden Historical Mystery
The director of 'Cloud' and 'Cure' returns to Cannes with a period piece set in 16th-century feudal Japan, when warring samurai clans fought for control of the land.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: The Verb is Mightier Than the Sword in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Dialogue-Laden Historical Mystery, The director of ‘Cloud’ and ‘Cure’ returns to Cannes with a period piece set in 16th-century feudal Japan, when warring samurai clans fought for control of the land.
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- ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: The Verb is Mightier Than the Sword in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Dialogue-Laden Historical MysteryThe Hollywood Reporter - 2026-05-24T13:59:25+00:00
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