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Eight Men to Kill
Eight Men to Kill

Eight Men to Kill

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

16 December 1972

Country

Japan

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Shikoro Ichibei

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Kanoke Tatsu

Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Azami Yajuro

Maki Kawamura

Maki Kawamura

Omon

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Hirutoku

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Yashi Okami

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Noro Jinnai

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Hotta Bungo

Sayoko Katō

Sayoko Katō

Toshiaki Minami

Toshiaki Minami

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

Junko Hitomi

Junko Hitomi

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Kōji Sekiyama

Kōji Sekiyama

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Yukari Wakayama

Yukari Wakayama

Riki Harada

Riki Harada

Kyōichi Satō

Kyōichi Satō

Yasumori Hikita

Yasumori Hikita

Yutaka Sera

Yutaka Sera

Taizen Shishido

Taizen Shishido

Gentarō Mori

Gentarō Mori

Shintarō Mibu

Shintarō Mibu

Yutaka Nakamura

Yutaka Nakamura

Toshio Kitagawa

Toshio Kitagawa

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

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