Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (1969)

- Original title
- 眠狂四郎円月殺法
- Directed by
- Kazuo Mori
- Genre
- Jidaigeki
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A wandering swordsman helps a woman being chased by shogunate soldiers. He then gets caught up in a power struggle over who will succeed the Tokugawa family.
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What happens
『眠狂四郎円月殺法』(ねむりきょうしろう えんげつさっぽう)は、1969年(昭和44年)10月4日に大映により配給された日本の時代劇映画。柴田錬三郎の小説『眠狂四郎シリーズ』の映画化したもので、監督は森一生。大映の看板スターであった市川雷蔵の死に伴って、移籍してきた松方弘樹が主演を務めた。 ある日偶然、徳川家慶の家臣たちに追われる女を助けたことから、狂四郎が徳川家の世継ぎ争いに巻き込まれていく様子を描いた作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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