Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 9, 1966

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Daiei Film

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa,Shigeru Amachi,Shiho Fujimura,Kentaro Kudo,Ryūzō Shimada,Yasushi Nagata,Tatsuo Endō,Kōichi Uenoyama,Ryōsuke Kagawa,Kōichi Mizuharaand 12 more

Director

Kenji Misumi

Writer

Daisuke Itō,Renzaburō Shibata

Cinematography

Chikashi Makiura

Music

Akira Ifukube

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0123187