The Samurai and the Prisoner: cast and crew

• Kiyoshi Kurosawa 71 at release Also in Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

Actors

4

Crew

1

Youngest at release

29 yearsRyōta Bandō

Eldest at release

47 yearsYamato Kôchi

• Munetaka Aoki 46 at release Also in Silence (2016)
• Ryōta Bandō Kitagawara Yosaku 29 at release Also in Wife of a Spy (2020)
• YK Yamato Kôchi 47 at release
• Masaki Suda Kanbei Kuroda 33 at release Also in The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The whole cast 4

1. Munetaka Aoki
2. Ryōta Bandō Kitagawara Yosaku
3. YK Yamato Kôchi
4. Masaki Suda Kanbei Kuroda

Production companies

Shochiku, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), Charades

Who plays Kitagawara Yosaku in The Samurai and the Prisoner?

Ryōta Bandō plays Kitagawara Yosaku.

Who plays Kanbei Kuroda in The Samurai and the Prisoner?

Masaki Suda plays Kanbei Kuroda.

Who directed The Samurai and the Prisoner?

Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Who wrote The Samurai and the Prisoner?

Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

How many actors are in The Samurai and the Prisoner?

4 actors are credited, and 1 person in the crew.

• Kiyoshi Kurosawa had already directed Ryōta Bandō in Wife of a Spy (2020).

• Kiyoshi Kurosawa had already directed Masaki Suda in Cloud (2024).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Munetaka Aoki (11), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (8) and Masaki Suda (8).

• The cast’s average age at release is 39 (of the 4 actors whose birth date we know).