1 of the best samurai series with plenty of action & main character facing off against the powerful
Sleepy Eyes of Death was based upon novels by Renzaburo Shibata. Starting in 1963 Daiei Studios began a 12 film series based upon them starring Ichikawa Raizo as the ronin (masterless samurai) Nemuri Kyoshiro. In each movie Kyoshiro gets put in the middle of some harrowing caper with plenty of intrigue and swordplay. He accepts all challenges because he appears to be bored with life and needs excitement especially drawing his sword often to continue on. What’s good about the Sleepy Eyes of Death was that it didn’t waste much time on the story and got right down to business. It’s something akin to American pulp fiction with the hard noised and cynical detective, lots of women, and the corrupt, gangster and the powerful all around him.<br /><br />In The Chinese Jade Kyoshiro gets asked for help by two warring sides Lord Maeda (Sonosuke Sawamura) and a martial artists and monk Chen Suh (Tomisaburo Wakayama of Lone Wolf fame) who is out to punish the Maeda. In the opening scene Kyoshiro is attacked by ninja which gives you an idea about the storyline. Here the theme is about the rich and powerful attempting to manipulate the common people and ronin like Kyoshiro to get what they want. There’s some nice cinematography thrown in there as well such as when Lord Maeda is in a confrontation and the camera is suddenly thrown to the side to show that the world has just been throw off balance.<br /><br />In Sword of Adventure Kyoshiro befriends the Shogunate’s Finance Commissioner (Yoshi Kato). Heis concerned about the wealth gap between the rich and the poor and corruption amongst the powerful. As a result he cut the allowance of Princess Taka (Miwa Takada) who wastes her money and is a burden upon the administration. As a result many people want the minister dead.  Kyoshiro faces off against the assassins as he is impressed by men like the Commissioner that stand up for what they believe in. This is also the first movie that hints at Kyoshiro’s background as a woman notices that he is half Japanese and half European.<br /><br />Full Circle Killing is about Sir Katagiri Saburo Takayuki (Taro Marui) one of the illegitimate sons of the Shogun killing poor people simply to try his sword. His also a spoiled brat who wants Kyoshiro’s famous Musou-Masamune sword. The script was a lot different from the previous two releases because Kyoshiro gets self-righteous when before he would act like he cared about nothing but his sword. Again, this film touches on the familiar theme of Kyoshiro facing off against the powerful in Japanese society.<br /><br />Sword of Seduction was the second movie to discuss Kyoshiro’s background. It was revealed that his father was a Christian European missionary. Christianity was a persecuted religion during the samurai period and the film continues with many stereotypes against it. For instance, it was said that Kyoshiro’s mother was a sacrifice in a Christian ritual that required the missionary to sleep with her. The other parts of the story have to do with a wicked daughter of the Shogun, a corrupt official in the Shogun’s court and the trader working with him, and the return of Chen Suh (Tomisaburo Wakayama).<br /><br />Overall, Sleeping Eyes Of Death was one of the best Japanese samurai series put out. It’s because the action came fast and quick, and Kyoshiro was an engaging character.<br />C
The movie title "Sleepy Eyes Of Death - Collectors Set Vol. 1," available on Movies & TV, has received an average rating of 4.7 from 42 reviewers. 
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Edo, the capital of Japan, has degenerated into a tangled web of political intrigue and personal vice. Nemuri Kyoshiro, the half-breed son of a Japanese noblewoman raped by a Christian missionary, lives only for the moment amused by the chaos that surrounds him. But those who decide to use him for their own ends soon discover that they have made a fatal error! Kyoshiro wields the fabled Musou-Masamune blade and is master of the most subtle and deadly technique in all of swordplay, the Full Moon Cut..