Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman
| Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman[1] | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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] It 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]
Plot
[edit]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.
Cast
[edit]- Ichikawa Raizō as Nemuri Kyōshirō[11]
- Tomisaburo Wakayama as Chen Sun (He is a master of Shorinji Kempo.[10])
- Tamao Nakamura as Chisa
- Katuhiko Kobayashi as Kinpachi
- Kyōko Ogimachi as Utakichi
- Chitose Maki as Mojiwaka
- Sawamura Sōnosuke as Maeda
- Saburo Date as Zeniya Gohei
References
[edit]- ^ "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Kinema Junpo 1963年11月下旬号". Tokyo: Kinema Junpo sha. 1963. pp. 81–86.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Kinema Junpo 1963年12月上・下旬合併号". Tokyo: Kinema Junpo sha. 1963. p. 104.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "雷蔵の当たり役だった「眠狂四郎」 第１作は失敗だった". Iza. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "永遠の二枚目 市川雷蔵伝説 雷蔵の当たり役だった「眠狂四郎」第１作は失敗だった！？". Zakuzaku by Yukan Fuji. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". The TV ザテレビジョン. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". OMC and National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". 映画DB. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". WOWOW. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「市川 雷蔵(8代目)」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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