Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Jan 12, 1965

1h 23m

★ 6.3

Overview

Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Daiei Film

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Cast

Nemuri Kyoshiro

Raizō Ichikawa

Nui Higaki

Tamao Nakamura

Kayo

Michiko Sugata

Oryô

Sanae Nakahara

Tahei Narumiya

Kō Nishimura

Takaatsu Kôdô

Ryūzō Shimada

Sajihei

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kozasa

Junko Kozakura

Atobe

Tōru Abe

Masashi Hamada

Jun Fujikawa

Ichirō Takakura

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