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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1 The Chinese Jade

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1 The Chinese Jade
NR 1 hr 22 minActionSleepy Eyes of Death Collection PosterPart of Sleepy Eyes of Death Collection
Nemuri Kyoshiro a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill is approached by both sides in a game of corruption ambition and double crosses The leader of the Kaga clan who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt Meanwhile his partner is not dead and assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing is looking for revenge and for his loot The Kaga leader sends the beautiful Chisa to enlist Nemuris aid The unexpected happens the hardbitten Nemuri falls in love Can he protect her topple the criminals and avoid the boxers deadly skill
StarringRaizō IchikawaTamao NakamuraShinobu Araki
DirectorTokuzō Tanaka

Cast & Crew

Raizō Ichikawa
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Tamao Nakamura
as Chisa
Shinobu Araki
Saburo Date

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Daiei Film

Sleepy Eyes of Death Collection

Edo, the capital of Japan, has degenerated into a tangled web of political intrigue and personal vice. Nemuri Kyoshiro, the half-breed son of a Japanese noblewoman raped by a Christian missionary, lives only for the moment amused by the chaos that surrounds him. But those who decide to use him for their own ends soon discover that they have made a fatal error! Kyoshiro wields the fabled Musou-Masamune blade and is master of the most subtle and deadly technique in all of swordplay, the Full Moon Cut.