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Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill (1972)

Genre : Action

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Shigehiro Ozawa
Writer : Kōji Takada

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shikoro Ichibei
Minoru Oki
Minoru Oki
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 Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
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
Jûkei Fujioka
Jûkei Fujioka
Ryûtarô Gomi
Ryûtarô Gomi
Kôji Sekiyama
Kôji Sekiyama
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Yukari Wakayama
Yukari Wakayama
Riki Harada
Riki Harada
Kyôichi Satô
Kyôichi Satô
Yasumori Hikita
Yasumori Hikita
Yutaka Sera
Yutaka Sera
Daizen Shishido
Daizen Shishido
Gentarô Mori
Gentarô Mori
Shintarô Mibu
Shintarô Mibu
Yutaka Nakamura
Yutaka Nakamura
Toshio Kitagawa
Toshio Kitagawa
Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani
Guard

Crews

Shigehiro Ozawa
Shigehiro Ozawa
Director
Kōji Takada
Kōji Takada
Screenplay
Hideaki Sakurai
Hideaki Sakurai
Original Music Composer
Nagaki Yamagishi
Nagaki Yamagishi
Director of Photography
Akira Ishiwara
Akira Ishiwara
Art Direction
Junnosuke Doi
Junnosuke Doi
Fight Choreographer
Masahiro Shimura
Masahiro Shimura
Assistant Director

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