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The Samurai and the Prisoner: Solving Mysteries Within Mysteries in a Besieged Japanese Castle

The Samurai and the Prisoner: Solving Mysteries Within Mysteries in a Besieged Japanese Castle

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 4, 2026The Samurai and the Prisoner, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Honobu Yonezawa, Japanese films, Period piece, Masahiro Motoki, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Masaki SudaComment

Wife of a Spy: Japan’s Brutal History Viewed Through a Hitchcockian Lens

Wife of a Spy: Japan’s Brutal History Viewed Through a Hitchcockian Lens

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 22, 2021Japanese, Thriller, Hitchcockian, Wife of a Spy, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ryôta Bandô, Yû Aoi, Issey Takahashi, Period piece Comment

Kyoshi Kurosawa's Before We Vanish: When aliens attack very slowly

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 15, 2018Japanese films, Sci-fi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Alien invasion, Existentialism