One of 2026's most unusual samurai movies is The Samurai and the Prisoner, and it has already released to critical acclaim.

In Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s historical drama, “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” a series of puzzling crimes at a besieged fortress yields even more confounding questions about faith, war, and leadership.

Most people in the west know Japanese filmmaking legend Kiyoshi Kurosawa for his horror films, like 1997’s Cure and 2001’s ...

The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.

The classic movie is considered the best action film ever made, and it subsequently inspired one of the greatest westerns of all time.

A director best known for eerie thrillers like 'Cure' and 'Pulse' leans into a mystery set at a feudal castle, where rivalry blooms into unlikely conversation.

The "Cure" and "Pulse" director breaks down his samurai epic in conversation with IndieWire.

The J-horror master tries his hand at a classic jidaigeki with this plodding detective story set within the walls of a besieged 16th century castle.

The Japanese jack-of-all-genres becomes master of yet one more with a lush and engrossing adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's prizewinning historical novel detailing palace intrigue in the besieged court ...

Surrounded by uniformed snipers, a crowd of contestants gather at a secret location. Soon they will be forced to fight to the death, spurred on by the slim chance of winning a colossal cash prize.