Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villany (1966)

Original title

眠狂四郎無頼剣

Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lone swordsman with a cynical edge gets caught up in violent conflicts in feudal Japan. He faces off against corrupt officials and ruthless enemies using his unique fighting style.

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What happens

『眠狂四郎無頼剣』（ねむりきょうしろうぶらいけん）は、1966年公開の日本映画。三隅研次監督、市川雷蔵主演による時代劇シリーズキネマ旬報1966年11月下旬号 p.91、第8弾。原作者の柴田錬三郎には不評を買った様で、「これは狂四郎ではない」と激怒したという。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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