Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

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Audience Score
58
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NR 1 hr 19 minDrama, ActionSleepy Eyes of Death Collection PosterPart of Sleepy Eyes of Death Collection
Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower classes until he was assassinated by Shogunate agents. Their plot, to set fire to the oil refineries of two rich merchants and unleash a raging inferno that will hopefully burn down the Edo Castle.
StarringRaizō IchikawaShigeru AmachiShiho Fujimura
DirectorKenji Misumi

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Daiei Film

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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.