Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
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.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)
Kenji Misumi
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
5.6/10
8 votes
Rating consensus
56/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~56/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
In “Sleepy Eyes of Death Collection”
Other entries TMDB groups in this collection — often a franchise or anthology.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)
Kenji Misumi
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