The Samurau and the Prisoner
Words mightier than sword in loquasious ‘Samurai’ The most intriguing aspect of “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s first foray into the Japanese tradition of jidaigeki, is the J-horror maven’s celebration of non-violence through violence. I know, not at all what you’d expect from a somewhat factual 16th-century samurai tale whose DNA includes […]