143. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: The Samurai and the Prisoner

Deep Cut director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is back with a sharp left turn in *The Samurai and the Prisoner*: *Silence of the Lambs* by way of *Seven Samurai*! On this Deep Cut Upkeep episode, we return to the director of *Cure* and *Pulse* to look for the director’s unnerving tone, restrained direction, societal interrogation, and… matcha-making techniques? Make tea in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com  **Timestamps:** 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:48 General reactions 00:15:20 Kurosawaisms in The Samurai and the Prisoner 00:20:55 Comedy 00:31:05 Chiyoho’s version of Buddhist ideology 00:36:00 Murashige’s mysterious motivations 00:42:38 Kurosawa and tone 00:49:20 Brainstorming questions for Kurosawa 00:53:28 Our feelings on Kurosawa now