Eight Men to Kill
6.5
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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Part of Shikoro Ichibei the Bounty Hunter
3 films
Cast
38 people
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shikoro Ichibei
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Black Rain
Minoru Ōki
Kanoke Tatsu
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Shogun Assassin
Kôji Takada
Shigehiro Ozawa
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Tatsuo Honda
Shigeru Amachi
Azami Yajuro
Known for
Jigoku
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Masahiro Shimura
Maki Kawamura
Omon
Known for
Shall We Dance?
Hideaki Sakurai
Tatsuo Endō
Hirutoku
Known for
Audition
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Nagaki Yamagishi
Kenji Imai
Yashi Okami
Known for
Graveyard of Honor
Shigehiro Ozawa Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Hideaki Sakurai Composer
First release December 16, 1972 · Produced in Japan · Original title 賞金首 一瞬八人斬り
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
賞金首 一瞬八人斬り
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 16, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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