Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963)
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities. He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt. Meanwhile, his partner is not dead, and, assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing, is looking for revenge and for his loot. The Kaga leader sends the beautiful Chisa to enlist Nemuri's aid. The unexpected happens: the hard-bitten Nemuri falls in love. Can he protect her, topple the criminals, and avoid the boxer's deadly skill?
Director:
Tokuzō Tanaka
Writer:
Seiji Hoshikawa
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Raizō Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro |
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Tamao Nakamura as Chisa |
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Shinobu Araki as |
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Saburo Date as Zeniya Gohei |
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Jun Fujikawa as |
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Gen Kimura as |
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Katsuhiko Kobayashi as |
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Hideo Kuroki as |
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Kaoru Miyoshi as |
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Chitose Maki as |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Chen Sun |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Hiroyoshi Nishioka as |
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Shinji Nunome as |
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Nobu Kawaguchi as |
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Sonosuke Sawamura as |
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Akira Shiga as |
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Kimiko Tachibana as |
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Kuniichi Takami as |
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Kiyoshi Takikawa as |
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Jun Ōsugi as |
| Directing | Tokuzō Tanaka | Director |
| Writing | Seiji Hoshikawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hiroshi Yamada | Editor |
| Production | Kyuichi Tsuji | Producer |
| Art | Akira Naitō | Art Direction |
| Writing | Renzaburō Shibata | Original Story |
| Directing | Shigeru Doi | Assistant Director |
