The 14th film in a franchise about a half-breed samurai who can't stop getting into trouble. Obsessed.
Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters.
Direction
Ikehiro's economical staging maximizes every yen
Acting
Matsukata's weary swagger carries fourteen films worth of baggage
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Sleepy Eyes' franchise ran 1963-1969 with twelve films starring Raizō Ichikawa, making this Matsukata-led revival a fascinating commercial gamble on established IP.
Film 14's 'fylfot' title refers to the swastika-like symbol, deliberately provocative given postwar Japanese cinema's complicated relationship with iconography.
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