The master of the Full-Moon-cut returns!
Can a man conceived from the rape of a Japanese woman by a crazed Christian missionary during a Black Mass find true happiness? Or is Nemuri Kyoshiro doomed to wander forever, with no direction of his own?
Sword of Fire: Nemuri comes upon a woman being chased by a man wielding a sword. She begs him to come to her assistance, as she is justly avenging her husband's death. The man warns Nemuri that if he helps her, he will only disgrace himself, but what does that mean? Afterwards, she takes him to meet the Chief Retainer, Atobe Shogen, who shows him the Execution License. All seems to be in order, but is it really? It seems that Atobe is in cahoots with the local merchants, one in particular being Narumi, the rice merchant. And they have a secret involving a group of pirates known as the Toba Suigun, whom the Shogun has ordered the Todo clan to completely destroy. Unbeknownst to him, Atobe diverted half of the pirate's confiscated treasure to himself. But it seems that not...
Great 60s chambara: cool, cynic & deadly.
This second Sleepy Eyes of Death AnimEigo box set contains movies 5-8 of the 'Nemuri Kyoshiro' series, out of a total of 12 that Raizo Ichikawa made from 1963 until his early death in 1969. The films are:
5. Sword of Fire (1965) - 83'
Directed by: Kenji Misumi
Written by: Seiji Hoshikawa
6. Sword of Satan (1965) - 75'
Directed by: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Written by: Seiji Hoshikawa
7. The Mask of the Princess (1966) - 84'
Directed by: Akira Inoue
Written by: Seiji Hoshikawa
8. Sword of Villainy (1966) - 79'
Directed by: Kenji Misumi
Written by: Daisuke Ito
They are all in color and presented in it's original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16/9 TVs. The one audio track is Japanese, with optional English subtitles. As usual in AnimEigo, you can choose to have the subtitles with or without translation notes, as well as in two color schemes: plain white or in colors (which would help hearing impaired...
Raizo is back!
The master of the Full Moon Cut returns in this wonderful volume 2 containing 4 films. This set includes # 5 Sword of fire, # 6 Sword of Satan, # 7 The mask of the princess and # 8 Sword of villainy. The anamorphic widescreen picture is crisp and clean and also looks great on a HD screen. Not much in extras though, the usual trailers, notes, bios and image galleries. Raizo is in top form here playing a rogue samurai who's as much a lover as he is a fighter. If you loved volume 1 then you'll love this one too.
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