{
  "id": 7549200,
  "title": "Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s Cannes Title ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Sells Wide for Charades (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kurosawa-kiyoshis-cannes-title-the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-sells",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kurosawa-kiyoshi-the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-charades-sales-1236862699/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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. Distributed by Shochiku in Japan, the film has crossed JPY1.1 billion ($7.1 million) at the Japanese box office on 800,000 admissions. Janus Films holds rights for the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "San Sebastian and Busan Title ‘In My Father’s Room’ Sells Wide for Bitters End (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/san-sebastian-and-busan-title-in-my-fathers-room-sells-wide-for",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:01:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}