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Jim Jarmusch’s tough-as-nails ‘Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,’ plus the week’s best films ...

The Los Angeles Times 12 Jun 2026

— a conversation that is about to get even louder as “The Odyssey” approaches ... The Way of the Samurai,” starring Forest Whitaker and a wrecking crew of gangster-film character actors in a story of an enigmatic hitman.

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The Samurai Come to Dallas, Cloisonn�, a Spiny Lobster, and a Sake Fountain in Tow

National Review 06 Jun 2026

The flower of Japanese metalwork shines in an impressive collaboration ....

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FEATURE: Experts trace how the world shaped the samurai into a global icon

Kyodo 29 May 2026

The samurai have gone on to symbolize and shape global perceptions of Japan. "The samurai are uniquely Japanese, but not purely Japanese ... Over the past 1,000 years, the samurai class developed and shifted in its roles.

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‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: The Verb is Mightier Than the Sword in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Dialogue-Laden Historical Mystery

The Hollywood Reporter 24 May 2026

The director of 'Cloud' and ...

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa stages a delightful samurai Columbo with The Samurai And The Prisoner

AV Club 22 May 2026

This approach blends Kurosawa’s familiar pacing with an homage to the classical dialogue-heavy samurai films of midcentury Japan, and for periods it can make The Samurai And The Prisoner pretty dry.

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‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Folds Nesting Mysteries into an Elegantly Classical ...

Variety 21 May 2026

Heavy hangs the head that wears the crown — or in this case, the ...

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Cannes 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner movie review – Kiyoshi Kurosawa back on top form

South China Morning Post 20 May 2026

Four decades on, the 70-year-old has taken another much-loved Japanese genre, the samurai drama, and ...

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‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Adaptation Is Both a Murder Mystery and ...

The Wrap 20 May 2026

An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Honobu Yonezawa, “The Samurai and the Prisoner” sees the prolific modern auteur offering his own personal stamp on the historical epic ... The post ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review.

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‘The Samurai And The Prisoner’ review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s handsome Japanese period drama is a staid siege mystery

Screen Daily 20 May 2026

This stately, slow-burning drama by Kiyoshi Kurosawa harks back to classic jidaigeki Samurai films of the 1940s and 1950s ... The Samurai and the Prisoner’, is quite a departure for Kurosawa ... The dungeon, meanwhile, is a brooding, dimly lit void.

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Kurosawa Kiyoshi on Cannes Title ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’: ‘Films Have the Potential to ...

Variety 19 May 2026

“The Samurai and the Prisoner” takes him somewhere he has ...

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\u2018Song of the Samurai\u2019 Star Yuki Yamada Breaks Down Season 1

Mississippi Business Journal 18 May 2026

The first two episodes of Song of the Samurai have garnered a high viewership on HBO Max from over 100+ countries, with the third episode coming out on May 23. Song of the Samurai is based on the Japanese manga series “Chiruran.

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SHINY League of Legends! Way Of The Samurai 3, Jak & Daxter : Precursor Legacy

Rumble 11 May 2026

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Locks U.S. Distribution at Janus Films Ahead of Cannes Premiere

The Hollywood Reporter 14 Apr 2026

rights to the veteran Japanese auteur’s ...

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Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Lands U.S. Deal With Janus Films Ahead of ...

Variety 14 Apr 2026

distribution rights to “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” Kurosawa ...

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘The Samurai And The Prisoner’ lands US distribution ahead of Cannes premiere

Screen Daily 14 Apr 2026

The film is due to receive its world premiere at Cannes in the Cannes Premiere section in May followed by a local release in Japan by Shochiku on June 19. Janus Films will announce US theatrical release plans in the coming weeks.