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 Source:
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
External links Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman at Kadokawa/Daiei