6.8/10 119 votes

Released:
1964-05-23

Overview:
A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.

Director:
Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Runtime:
1h 26min

Genre:
Mystery, Drama, Action

• Cast:
• 
  Raizō Ichikawa
  as
  Nemuri Kyoshiro
• 
  Kyooko Azuma
  as
  Konami
• 
  Hajime Koshikawa
• 
  Jun Fujikawa
• 
  Takatsugu Fukui