Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
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Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower classes until he was assassinated by Shogunate agents. Their plot, to set fire to the oil refineries of two rich merchants and unleash a raging inferno that will hopefully burn down the Edo Castle.
Production
Daiei Film
Language
JA
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shigeru Amachi
Aizen
Shiho Fujimura
Katsumi
Kentaro Kudo
Kotetsu
Ryūzō Shimada
Isa
Yasushi Nagata
Senjûrô Shikibu
Tatsuo Endō
Genshin Kusakabe
Kōichi Uenoyama
Minokichi Ichimonjiya
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Hikoemon Yahikoya
Kōichi Mizuhara
Tahei
Gen Takasugi
Zensho
Shintarō Nanjō
Kyûzô
Osamu Sakai
Shima
Kayo Mikimoto
Osoyo
Seishiro Hara
Amashiro
Kimiko Tachibana
Osuga
Jun Fujikawa
Tokio Oki
Yoichi Funaki
Shinji Nunome
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