Eight Men to Kill (1972)
The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, Shikoro Ichibei.
Director:
Shigehiro Ozawa
Writer:
Kōji Takada
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Shikoro Ichibei |
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Minoru Ōki as Kanoke Tatsu |
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Shigeru Amachi as Azami Yajuro |
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Maki Kawamura as Omon |
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Tatsuo Endō as Hirutoku |
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Kenji Imai as Yashi Okami |
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Taketoshi Naitō as Noro Jinnai |
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Asao Uchida as Hotta Bungo |
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Sayoko Katō as |
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Toshiaki Minami as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Takashi Ebata as |
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Junko Hitomi as |
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Hiroshi Tanaka as |
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Jūkei Fujioka as |
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Ryūtarō Gomi as |
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Kōji Sekiyama as |
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Hiroshi Hasegawa as |
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Yukari Wakayama as |
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Riki Harada as |
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Kyōichi Satō as |
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Yasumori Hikita as |
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Yutaka Sera as |
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Taizen Shishido as |
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Gentarō Mori as |
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Shintarō Mibu as |
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Yutaka Nakamura as |
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Toshio Kitagawa as |
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Takuzō Kawatani as Guard |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Directing | Shigehiro Ozawa | Director |
| Camera | Nagaki Yamagishi | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Junnosuke Doi | Fight Choreographer |
| Sound | Hideaki Sakurai | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Akira Ishiwara | Art Direction |
| Directing | Seiko Shimura | Assistant Director |