SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH (COLLECTORS SET, VOL. 1)

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• Release Year: 1963
• Genre: Action, Drama
• Plot: 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! For 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. All those who challenge him must face... the Sleepy Eyes of Death! ; ; Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (Nemuri Kyoshiro Sappocho); Kyoshiro gets trapped in the middle of a conspiracy between a corrupt Daimyo and a notorious smuggler. After slicing through hordes of ninja spies and ronin henchmen, Kyoshiro must face an ultimate showdown with Chen Sun, a mysterious monk who is master of unarmed martial arts, and recover a precious statue that everyone wants.; ; Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (Nemuri Kyoshiro Shobu); The Shogun's Finance Commissioner gets marked for death when he cuts the spending of a spoiled princess. As the Commissioner's new friend and unofficial bodyguard, Kyoshiro has to contend with all the assassins a princess' allowance can buy!; ; Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (Nemuri Kyoshiro Engetsugiri); A mysterious slaying in a peasant village attracts Kyoshiro's attention and brings him into conflict with Takayuki, one of the Shogun's many illegitimate children. Kyoshiro has the dual task of befriending the villagers, who want him dead, and stop the rampaging Takayuki and his minions — who also want him dead.; ; Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (Nemuri Kyoshiro Joyoken); Secrets of Kyoshiro's mysterious past begin to emerge when an old fugitive Christian and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eyes on him. And to make matters worse, a group of smugglers want him dead, and an old nemesis, the pugilistic monk, Chen Sun, has chosen a very inconvenient time to reappear!
• Cast: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Shinobu Araki
• Director: Tokuzô Tanaka
• Runtime: 0
• Media Format: Movie