Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Sappôchô, Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade, 眠狂四郎殺法帖

Original title: 眠狂四郎殺法帖

Original language: ja
IMDB: tt0148940
TMDB: 96195

Release date: Saturday, 2nd November 1963

Adult: No

Genres: Action

Duration: 1h 22min
Popularity: 3.256
Rate: 5.2 / 10 votes
Overview: 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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Overview: 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.

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Sappôchô, Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade, 眠狂四郎 殺法帖

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Sappôchô, Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade, 眠狂四郎殺法帖