Cultura Voice

  "The SAMURAI and the PRISONER" Directed and written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Based on the Original Novel by Honobu Yonezawa "KOKUROJO"   Cast: Masahiro Motoki/ Masaki Suda/ Yuriko Yoshitaka Music Yoshihiro Hanno Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd Selection Cannes Premiere When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobuaga Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walss of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda, a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chioyo and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls. The Samurai on Spotify "Hanno-san graciously accepted my rather unreasonable request: I didn't want ...

Princesse Emma     "After the album Serge dedicated to his father, the pianist and composer Stéphane Sassi pays tribute to his mother, Emma, who passed away in 2022, through 20 evocative tracks, blending rock, jazz, atmospheres, and improvisation. We find him on piano, keyboards, electric guitar, and vocals, but also as an arranger and creator of atmospheres for this project that he led from start to finish. Princesse Emma evokes the last image of Emma: beautiful, serene, and radiant like a princess."     The album explores Emma's emotional world in a poetic and cinematic way, sculpting sounds to bring out its colors, rhythms, and nuances. Each track tells a story or a memory, in the manner of a portrait or a musical film where each instrument and each voice depict a facet of her personality.   The main voice of this album is highlighted by Yves Hafner's bass clarinet, whose deep and expressive timbre, velvety or heartbreaking, accompanies and reveals the beati...