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Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman (眠狂四郎 殺法帖, Nemuri Kyōshirō Sappōchō) is a 1963 Japanese Jidaigeki film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka. It was adapted from the novel Nemuri Kyōshirō Buraihikai written by Renzaburō Shibata. It is the first film of a classic Japanese samurai film series Nemuri Kyōshirō.

Plot

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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

• Ichikawa Raizō as Nemuri Kyōshirō
• Tomisaburo Wakayama as Chen Sun (He is a master of Shorinji Kempo.)
• 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

1. "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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3. "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)
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". The TV ザテレビジョン. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
7. "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". OMC and National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
8. "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
9. "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". 映画DB. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
10. ^ "眠狂四郎 殺法帖". WOWOW. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
11. "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.

External links

• Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman at Kadokawa/Daiei
• Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman at IMDb

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