Japanese
English
DVD-5
1 - North America
338 min
1963-1964
2.35:1
COLOR
Collector's Booklet, Audio Commentary by Film Scholar Ric Meyers and Author/Martial Arts Expert Jeff Rovin, Image Gallery, Program Notes, Interactive Maps, Cast&Crew Biographies, Theatrical Trailers
Contains Violence, Nudity, and Nihilism
© 1963-64 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.
Master of the Full Moon Cut
The second Sleepy Eyes of Death Box Set (Films 5-8) will be released in June 2010!He is a mysterious stranger, the samurai with the strange, sleepy eyes. His mother Japanese; his father a foreigner; he has no past, he wants no future. He calls himself Nemuri Kyoshiro, but those who challenge him face...
The Sleepy Eyes of Death!
Sleepy Eyes of Death is one of the longest-running (12 films) and best-loved samurai series of all time. Raizo Ichikawa (who sadly died at the age of 37) masterfully portrays Nemuri Kyoshiro, "the son of the Black Mass," a half-breed warrior in search of a perfect death, driven by his disdain for Christianity and for the society in which he lives. Like all of Samurai Cinema's releases, Sleepy Eyes of Death is uncut, unedited, and presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio.Our special Sleepy Box Set contains the first 4 films in the series, and more are coming soon!
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One of the most iconic and longest-running samurai film series of all time.
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Starring the incomparable Raizo Ichikawa, “The James Dean of Japan”.
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Based on the writings of legendary novelist Renzaburo Shibata.
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First four films in a 12-part film series.
The Chinese Jade
After Kyoshiro disposes of a half-dozen ambushers (and thus demonstrating his skill), their master, Lord Maeda, sends his ward Chisa to seduce him and set him agasinst his enemy, Chen Sun. Chen is trying to protect a document that, if revealed, will cause the downfall of Maeda's Clan, an event Chen would relish. Deception is piled upon treachery, and to solve the mystery, Kyoshiro must find a man who is already dead, and get him to reveal the secret of The Chinese Jade. And then, of course, everyone will want him dead!Sword of Adventure
Kyoshiro is drugged and kidnapped for the pleasure of the Shogun's degenerate daughter, Princess Taka. Features the famous ambush at the public baths!Full Circle Killing
Kyoshiro demonstrates his skill by slicing the clothes from the body of a female opponent, and gets involved in a plot that could spell his doom!Sword of Seduction
A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!Subsequent Films in the series:
- Sword of Fire (Nemuri Kyoshiro Enjyo-ken)
- Sword of Satan (Nemuri Kyoshiro Masho-ken)
- The Mask of The Princess (Nemuri Kyoshiro Tajo-ken)
- Sword of Villainy (Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai-ken)
- A Trail of Traps (Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai-Hikae Masho No Hada)
- Hell Is A Woman (Nemuri Kyoshiro Onna Jigoku)
- In The Spider's Lair (Nemuri Kyoshiro Hito Hada Gumo)
- Castle Menagerie (Nemuri Kyoshiro Akujo-gari)
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