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Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri

  • 1964
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
239
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Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri (1964)
JapaneseSamuraiActionDramaMystery

The shogun's illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading.The shogun's illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading.The shogun's illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading.

  • Director
    • Kimiyoshi Yasuda
  • Writers
    • Seiji Hoshikawa
    • Renzaburô Shibata
  • Stars
    • Raizô Ichikawa
    • Yûko Hamada
    • Kyôko Azuma
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    239
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kimiyoshi Yasuda
    • Writers
      • Seiji Hoshikawa
      • Renzaburô Shibata
    • Stars
      • Raizô Ichikawa
      • Yûko Hamada
      • Kyôko Azuma
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast31

    Raizô Ichikawa
    Raizô Ichikawa
    • Nemuri Kyoshiro
    Yûko Hamada
    Yûko Hamada
    • Okita
    Kyôko Azuma
    • Konami
    Tarô Marui
    Tarô Marui
    • Tajuu
    Jun'ichirô Narita
    • Sir Katagiri Saburo Takayuki
    Kenjirō Uemura
    Kenjirō Uemura
    • Sir Yorii Kanbei
    Saburô Date
    Saburô Date
    • Flying Squirrel Banzo
    Kōichi Mizuhara
    Kōichi Mizuhara
    • Yamazakiya
    Takamaru Sasaki
    • The Honorable Elder Mizuno Tadakuni
    Shintarô Nanjô
    • the detective Yaichi
    Ikuko Môri
    Ikuko Môri
    • Otetsu
    Kaoru Miyoshi
    • Ohana
    Yôko Wakasugi
    • Matsujo - Takayuki's Mother
    Itome Tsukimiya
    • Matsume
    Seishirō Hara
    • Kaname Masaki
    Ryônosuke Azuma
    Hajime Etsukawa
    Jun Fujikawa
    • Director
      • Kimiyoshi Yasuda
    • Writers
      • Seiji Hoshikawa
      • Renzaburô Shibata
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    • Trivia
      Nemuri Kyoshiro body-count: 52.
    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1964 (2020)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 23, 1964 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sleepy Eyes of Death: Full Circle Killing
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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