Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963)

Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

Action · 1h 22m

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 Nemuri's aid. The unexpected happens: the hard-bitten Nemuri falls in love. Can he protect her, topple the criminals, and avoid the boxer's deadly skill?

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa Nemuri Kyoshiro Tamao Nakamura Chisa
S
Shinobu Araki Saburo Date Zeniya Gohei Jun Fujikawa Gen Kimura Katsuhiko Kobayashi
H
Hideo Kuroki
K
Kaoru Miyoshi Chitose Maki Tomisaburō Wakayama Chen Sun Shōzō Nanbu

Crew

Director
Tokuzō Tanaka
Screenplay
Seiji Hoshikawa
Director of Photography
Chikashi Makiura
Original Music Composer
Taichiro Kosugi
Editor
Hiroshi Yamada
Producer
Kyuichi Tsuji

Details

Original title
眠狂四郎殺法帖
Release date
1963-11-02
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Action
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Daiei Film