Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman (Nemuri Kyōshirō Sappōchō, 眠狂四郎 殺法帖) is a 1963 Japanese Jidaigeki film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka.[2][3] The film was adapted from the novel Nemuri Kyōshirō Buraihikai written by Renzaburō Shibata.[4] It is the first film of a classic Japanese samurai film series Nemuri Kyōshirō.[5][6][7]
Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman[1] | |
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Directed by | Tokuzō Tanaka |
Screenplay by | Seiji Hoshikawa |
Based on | Renzaburō Shibata |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Chikashi Makiura |
Edited by | Hiroshi Yamada |
Music by | Taichirō Kosugi |
Production company | Daiei Kyoto |
Distributed by | Daiei Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Nemuri Kyōshirō is a mixed-blood swordsman. One day, Kyōshirō is attacked by Ninja on his way to a riverside tea-house. A few days later, Kyōshirō has a visit from Chisa, who serves the Kaga Maeda clan. She asks Kyōshirō to protect her from a Chinese man named Chen Sun. Kyōshirō accept her request. However Kyōshirō later hears a surprising fact from Chen Sun.
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