(by jrd_73 on 21 December 2018)

Hiroki Matsukata is no Ichikawa Riazo, but Matsukata's second - and last - outing as Kyoshiro Nemuri does improve on the actor's first attempt.
The plot involves dolls that a clan is keeping for the Shogun. Nemuri goes on a journey to get two dolls repaired. Members of a rival clan attempt to assassinate Nemuri and steal the dolls. One of these assassins has red hair like Nemuri. As a story, this last entry in Daiei's Kyoshiro Nemuri series holds together better than the previous one, although there are some inconsistencies. In addition, this film portrays Nemuri in the worst light of any of these films and has quite a bit of sexual violence, so a word of caution is needed.
Fylfot Swordplay is not a great film, but it is an okay ending to the series. It is nowhere in the same league as Sword of Seduction (#4), Hell Is a Woman (#10), Castle Menagerie (#12), In the Spider's Lair (#11) , and a Trail of Traps (#9) the best entries in the series.