Action ·Drama · Japan · 1966 · 1h 19m

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

眠狂四郎無頼剣

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy poster
Director
Kenji Misumi
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro Shigeru Amachi as Aizen Shiho Fujimura as Katsumi Kentaro Kudo as Kotetsu Ryūzō Shimada as Isa Yasushi Nagata as Senjûrô Shikibu
Crew
Chikashi Makiura — Director of Photography Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Daisuke Itō — Screenplay Shigenori Shimoishizaka — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
samuraijidaigekiedo period時代劇
Key Collaborators
Kenji Misumi Director Chikashi Makiura Director of Photography Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Daisuke Itō Screenplay Shigenori Shimoishizaka Production Design
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