Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

5.2
  • Genre: Action
  • Run time: 82 min
  • Premiere: 1963. November 2.

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?

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Art

Akira Naitō

Art Direction

Camera

Chikashi Makiura

Director of Photography

Directing

Tokuzō Tanaka

Director

Shigeru Doi

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Kyuichi Tsuji

Producer

Sound

Taichiro Kosugi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Seiji Hoshikawa

Screenplay

Renzaburō Shibata

Original Story

Art

Akira Naitō

Art Direction

Camera

Chikashi Makiura

Director of Photography

Directing

Tokuzō Tanaka

Director

Shigeru Doi

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Kyuichi Tsuji

Producer

Sound

Taichiro Kosugi

Original Music Composer

Writing

Seiji Hoshikawa

Screenplay

Renzaburō Shibata

Original Story