The Fort of Death (1969)
Overview
The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of farmers being driven to despair by the vile Lord Ozeki. The villainous lord has driven them to mounting their last stand at a deserted fort against an army of attackers. Wakayama Tomisaburo is superb as an expert in killing and military tactics, who leaves his medical practice at a clinic for the poor in order to counter the vicious tactics of that vile lord.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 4.304 |
Directed By
Eiichi Kudo
Crew
Eiichi Kudo
Tadao Kanda
Ryûzô Ueno
Yoshimitsu Amamori
Kôichi Kondô
Yuji Makiguchi
Kōji Takada
Jûhei Suzuki
Tokimi Kaneko
Kenjirō Tōjō
Toshiaki Tsushima
TOP CAST
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ichibei Shikoro
Tomoko Mayama
Kagero
Sanae Tsuchida
Miyuki
Kenji Ushio
Kunai Aoto
Teruo Ishiyama
Shinpachi
Eizô Kitamura
Hiyato Onizuka
Junko Toda
Omon
Seizō Fukumoto
Shirakawa
Asao Koike
Lord Ozeki
Ichirō Nakatani
Mondo Shibaike
Kanjūrō Arashi
Tazaemon
Minoru Ōki
Mochizuki Yataro
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