Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s Cannes Title ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Sells Wide for Charades (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” which had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section, has attracted distribution deals spanning multiple territories through sales agent Charades.

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