Sleepy Eyes of Death Full Circle Killing (Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri)

The Daiei Company Presents:

SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH 3 "FULL CIRCLE KILLING"

Nemuri Kyoshiro: Engetsugiri

Based on the Novel by Shibata Renzaburo

Fight Choreography: Miauchi Shouhei Period Music: Nakamoto Toshio Asst. Director: Kuoda Yoshiyuki

Starring:

Ichikawa Raizo

Hamada Yuuko Azuma Kyouko Marui Tarou

Narita Jun'ichirou, Uemura Kenjirou Date Saburo, Mizuhara Kouichi Sasaki Takamaru

Nanjou Shintarou, Hara Seishirou Hamada Yuushi, Wakasugi Youko Mouri Ikuko, Tsukimiya Itome

Directed by Yasuda Kimiyoshi

Murderer! Everybody run for it!

C'mon! Hurry!

Splendid!

A superb "Kikuichi-monji Bizen-Norimune" bladel.

Kikuichi-monji Bizen-Norimune: a "chrysanthemum-crest" sword created

for Emperor Go-Toba by Norimune of Bizen Province.

Young Lord!

Father!

Father! Father!

S... Somebody! S... Somebody, please!

Father! Father!

Father...

- Another man's been killed Otetsu! - Another one!?

We can't ply our trade here when something like this is going on!

Father!

Who... Who could have done such an awful thing!?

Father...

There's a samurai over there!

He's the culprit, I'll bet!

Dammit...

No, Tajuu! This man had nothing to do with it!

Who knows?! He could be an accomplice!

Right! Samurai are all the same!

If... If I had been here... my father wouldn't have had to die...

Bastards! Samurai are all the same!

Even our village deputy just sat and watched us poor farmers starve!

Now we're refugees, not allowed to live outside the camp!

That's the excuse samurai use to come here and test their swords on us!

They think that we're a bunch of maggots or something...

This guy must've come here to kill us for the fun of it as well!

- Let's kill him and cut his head off! - Yeah!

Damn you!

This is proof that I had nothing to do with it...

It's a bamboo sword.

He's not your average samurai!

Withdraw!

My apologies... for not making it worth watching.

Oh, it's good to see you again, sir...

I hope the bamboo sword hasn't inconvenienced you, sir.

- Are you finished? - Yes, sir.

You're the best swordsmith in Edo, after all...

Good workmanship is no surprise.

It is a fine, rare piece, sir...

...but I just can't force myself to like it.

It emanates evil... It's as if it is in the habit of killing.

Oh... let me...

It's alright. I'm no customer, you know.

But...

Okita... shall we call it a day?

- Do you think we should, sir? - Don't you mind me.

Don't be cruel!

Oh, sir... why don't you relax here a bit.

Just speak the truth, Okita...

I know I'm being a bother... It's written all over your face!

- Oh! - I shall see you tomorrow.

Thank you so much...

Why did you make me wait for you for three days?!

Was that Gototei Kunisada?

Gototei Kunisada: a famous painter and creator of woodblock prints.

A print of me will soon be completed.

You must be quite popular...

Looks like you'll get around a lot more than when you were a geisha.

I couldn't care less about that. What interests me is...

I've come under orders from Sir Katagiri Saburo Takayuki...

My name is Konami.

Would you please come with me?

Sure.

Kyoshiro...

Don't worry.

I doubt it's anything erotic enough for you to be concerned about.

If you'll excuse me now...

Oh, sis! Are you done with your work?

I must apologize to you about the earlier incident, sir.

Please... follow me.

Please sit...

Nemuri Kyoshiro...

Rumour has it that you're quite a swordsman.

You guys could've ended up dead earlier.

- Insolence! - Hayato!

Have you been a ronin for a long time?

I have never had a master.

I might consider hiring you, if you'd like.

That's a once in a lifetime opportunity for you.

Sorry, but I'm not interested.

Watch your mouth!

I won't permit you to speak like that to Sir Katagiri Saburo Takayuki.

Why not?

He'll soon become the next Shogun!

Yeah, I saw you...

Two nights ago, under the Yanagiwara Bridge.

What are you talking about?

According to the criminal statutes of the Shogunate...

...he who kills to test a sword shall be beheaded before the public.

There'd be riots if people knew what you did, and you weren't punished.

Wait...

For a mere ronin, you seem to be carrying a fine sword.

What kind of sword is it?

A Muso Masamune.

Muso: void of emotions. Masamune: a famous swordsmith.

Let me see it.

Won't you let me see it?! I collect rare swords.

Sell it to me! I'll pay whatever price you ask!

I'll give you my sword in return, as well!

If you're trying to acquire the soul of a samurai...

...you shouldn't go around killing poor peasants like they're helpless ants.

Is this how unacknowledged bastards of the Shogun act?

The samurai of today have sunk low, low enough to...

...gamble, fight unnecessarily, steal, and murder.

Your Shogun father Ienari sired dozens of children on his concubines...

...and then there are the extra odds-and-ends like you!

Some fools pimped their own wives to the Shogun in pursuit of favours.

Your mother was one of those wasn't she?

- Shut your mouth! - Same to you.

Young Lord!

Please let me handle this, sir.

You want to challenge me?

I'm Toda Hayato... Uragasumi lai style.

Uragasumi lai style: the art of quick-draw sword fighting often from a seated position.

Lai? I'll fight you.

- You would? In lai style? - Correct.

Don't you know that Toda is a master of the lai technique?

Kyoshiro!

Your Muso Masamune... I will not rest until I have it!

I'll keep that in mind.

I heard that his youngest daughter got kidnapped!

Obviously, somebody's got a grudge against him!

No doubt about it, I love this!

They say that the kidnapper walked with a limp.

You really are a moron...

What made you think of kidnapping a baby girl this time?!

- Should I return her? - Hold on!

If it's true that the samurai who killed your father is in love...

...with the child's older sister, whom he made a housemaid in his mansion...

...then, this is the girl who'll be inheriting her father's estate.

Looks like this is gonna get interesting!

Over there at the House of Yamazaki, they must be worried sick!

I wanna go home, Mister! I wanna go home!

You little brat! Want me to spank you?!

Clear the way! Clear the way, will ya!

Tajuu! That samurai form the other day is back again!

What do you think you're doing?! Move it!

Hurry up!

- C'mon! Clear out! - What now?!

Wh... Why are you here?!

I hear that you wanted to kidnap the older daughter...

...but because she resisted, you ended up with the younger one instead.

I don't know what you're talking about!

The kid hasn't done anything wrong, has she?

You again is it?

Wh... What's so funny?!

I... want to challenge... the samurai who killed my father...

...in a man-to-man... duel!

How did you find out who he was?

Me. I put him wise to it.

He's a little slow, you see.

Using a child as a hostage isn't a very bright idea.

Oh, you've got a better plan?

Our enemy is a powerful man, after all.

Katagiri Saburo Takayuki.

So you know. You're just the same as him, aren't you?

Where did you hide the girl?

I don't know what you're talking about!

Had you managed to snatch the older sister...

...her lover Katagiri would have shown up right away.

But the young one isn't much use to you.

Not necessarily. We're talking sisters here.

If the older sister, Konami, tells her lover about the kidnapping...

...then he will show up.

You've figured it out nicely.

They were gambling the other night in one of the inner rooms of his mansion...

...and so I went there disguised as a seller of daifuku.

Daifuku: rubbery snack made of rice with a sweet bean-paste core.

I heard everything from the guy I screwed that night.

I see.

So you won't change your mind.

Could you sit still...

...if somebody killed your father... like he was some bug?!

In this case, you're an ant going to war with an elephant.

On the other hand, it might be something worth watching.

Are you gonna get in our way?

Depend on it... Yes...

Dammit!

What's wrong, sir?

- His Highness is in trouble! - The First Heir is in distress!

It's an emergency!

Sir Mizuno... is this a warning...

...in your capacity as an Elder of the Shogunate?

No...

...as an Official Guardian of the Shogunate's Sons.