“The Samurai and the Prisoner” Fits a War Epic Into an Elegant Puzzle Box
- Posted on July 30, 2026
- By The New Yorker
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“The Samurai and the Prisoner” Fits a War Epic Into an Elegant Puzzle Box
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.
