The Samurai and the Prisoner

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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 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, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.

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Creators

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

director

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

writer

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Honobu Yonezawa

writer

Cast

Masahiro Motoki actor Masaki Suda actor Yuriko Yoshitaka actor Munetaka Aoki actor

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Ryōta Miyadate actor

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Tasuku Emoto actor Joe Odagiri actor Yūsuke Santamaria actor

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Mitsuo Yoshihara actor Ryota Bando actor Yoshiyoshi Arakawa actor Kiyohiko Shibukawa actor Ikkei Watanabe actor

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Yoshimasa Kondo actor Toshihiro Yashiba actor

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Masatoshi Kihara actor

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Yamato Kochi actor

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Mutsuo Yoshioka actor

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Shusaku Kamikawa actor Ōshirō Maeda actor