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    Sleepy Eyes Of Death 5: Sword Of Fire
    Genre:Action Adventure

    Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Raizo Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Michiko Sugata, Sanae Nakahara

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2
    Sound Rating: 1.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): AnimEigo, Inc.
    (Catalog Number): AD098014
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Retail Price): $39.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 83
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1965
    (LD Release Date): 2/99
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Kenji Misumi
    (Screenplay/Written By): Seiji Hoshikawa
    (Story): Renzaburoo Shibata
    (Music): Ichiroo Saitoo
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Akira Naitoo
    (Visual Effects):
    (Costume Designer):
    (Editor): Kanji Suganuma
    (Supervising Sound Editors):
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
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    (Co-Producers):
    (Producers): NA

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Tohoscope
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.32:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
    (Additional Languages):

    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Sword Of Fire, is the fifth installment in the Sleepy Eyes Of Death series that stars Raizo Ichikawa as Kyoshiro Nemuri, a mysterious complicated man with no past—and one who wants no future. His life is simply a quest for revenge and many have been in the path of his rage. Little does he know that because of these past actions, there are those determined to sever him from his future much sooner than he may have planned. As with all AnimEigo titles, a fascinating Japanese history lesson is included with this Samurai Cinema classic to make your enjoyment of the movie more complete.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The slightly windowboxed 2.32:1 picture is inconsistent and often washed out with poor contrast. Though plugged-up, other times color appears fully saturated and natural. Images are generally sharp, but always lack detail and definition. Shadow delineation is poor and undefined. Minor noise is apparent throughout, as are artifacts and print scratches. Though taken from a print, this is one of the better transfers in the series. Subtitles cannot be read on widescreen monitors.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack is undistinguished mono with background hum and hiss.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
    (Aggressive System Surround): No
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
    (Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
    (Holosonic Soundfield): No
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
    		 No
    Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
    		 No
    Superb Color Fidelity:
    		 No
    Superb Cinematography:
    		 -
    Reference LaserDisc:
    		 No
    Collector Edition:
    		 No
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