Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming that he did it. Tracking down the real culprit will take him along a twisted trail that involves the Shogun's harem, hidden Christians, and positively pregnant politics!
Acting
Raizō Ichikawa's exhausted world-weariness sells the ugliness
Direction
Ikehiro stages harem intrigue like a claustrophobic nightmare
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the penultimate Nemuri Kyoshiro film; Raizō Ichikawa would die of cancer just months after the final entry wrapped.
The hidden Christian subplot reflects ongoing 1960s Japanese fascination with Kakure Kirishitan, persecuted underground believers still being discovered in remote villages.
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