Samurai and Prisoner

Japan, 1578. Samurai Murashige Araki rebels against the tyrant Nobunaga Oda and barricades himself in a besieged mountain fortress. Rather than execute the captured envoy of a rival clan - the brilliant strategist Kanbei Kuroda - he imprisons him. Circumstances soon force his hand: the castle is gripped by a series of unexplained deaths, and fear and distrust grow among the defenders.

The gradual unraveling of the mystery becomes not only a detective investigation but also a clash of wills and loyalty - and a confrontation between two very different conceptions of honor, power, and freedom.

This historical drama by director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is based on the acclaimed novel by Honobu Yonezawa.