Friday, September 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriter**: Kiyoshi Kurosawa **Producer**: Satoko Ishida Join us in the microcinema for Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ponderous and philosophical samurai epic *The Samurai and the Prisoner.* 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.