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Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner
Releasing June 19, 2026
About Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner
Provincial lord of the Arioka Castle, Murashige Araki, rebels against tyrannical despot Oda Nobunaga, and makes a stand at his stronghold castle. He decides to take siege but is subsequently surrounded by Oda's forces, leaving its denizens isolated and in need of allies. With the sensitive support of his wife Chiyoho, Murashige struggles to keep his hot-blooded retainers in check, while also protecting the castle and its people. One day, a young samurai is murdered within the fortress with the mysterious killer unknown. A succession of bizarre incidents follows. The suspects are Murashige's close retainers and the people inside the Arioka Castle's land. Outside, enemy troops lie in wait. Inside, traitors lie to conceal themselves. As suspicion runs rampant, Murashige seeks the help of a prisoner in his dungeon—dangerous master tactician Kanbei Kuroda—to solve the mysteries.
Movie Details
| Director | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Cast | Masahiro Motoki as Araki Murashige, Masaki Suda as Kuroda Yoshitaka, Yuriko Yoshitaka as , Munetaka Aoki as , Ryota Miyadate as , Tasuku Emoto as , Joe Odagiri as , Yusuke Santamaria as , Mitsuo Yoshihara as , Ryota Bando as , Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as , Kiyohiko Shibukawa as , Ikkei Watanabe as , Yoshimasa Kondo as , Toshihiro Yashiba as , Masatoshi Kihara as , Yamato Kochi as , Mutsuo Yoshioka as , Shusaku Kamikawa as , Oshirō Maeda as |
| Genre | Mystery, Drama, History |
| Runtime | 147 min |
| Studio | Shochiku, TBS, Shochiku Studio |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese |
| IMDb | View on IMDb |
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