The Samurai and the Prisoner

Saturday, October 3, 2026•3:00 PM7:00 PM

Set in war-ravaged 16th-century Japan, this visually precise and thematically daring new drama is also the grandest whodunit of the year. Lord Murashige (Masahiro Motoki) turns against the tyrannical Oda (Bando Shingo), the warlord he once served, and soon finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle.

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