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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1972-12-16
Runtime: 88 mins
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Action
Original title: Eight Men to Kill
Production Companies: Toei Company
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Shikoro Ichibei the Bounty Hunter
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