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Enter Kyoshiro Nemuri the Swordman (1963)
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Summary: Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities. He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt. Meanwhile, his partner is not dead, and, assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing, is looking for revenge and for his loot.... (imdb)
AKA: Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Directed By: Tokuzo Tanaka
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Two rival factions both try to hire a ronin (as a bodyguard or to recover a Jade statue), but he distrusts them and sets up both factions to fail, all whilst slicing into everyone in his path, either with his sword or the stinging barb of his tongue. This is essentially the Maltese Falcon mixed with Yojimbo. Clever swordplay and clever dialog, although some people might lose interest during the middle part which is pretty talky.
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