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The Fort of Death
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The Fort of Death

1969-12-13 · 97 min · ★ 6.5

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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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Directors
Eiichi Kudō
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaIchibei Shikoro
Tomoko MayamaTomoko MayamaKagero
Sanae TsuchidaSanae TsuchidaMiyuki
Bin AmatsuBin Amatsu
Kenji UshioKenji UshioKunai Aoto
Teruo IshiyamaShinpachi
Shin TokudaijiShin Tokudaiji
Eizō KitamuraEizō KitamuraHiyato Onizuka
Kōji SekiyamaKōji Sekiyama
Shōtarō HayashiShōtarō Hayashi
Kenji KusumotoKenji Kusumoto
Kinya Suzuki
Junko TodaOmon
Yasuko MatsuiYasuko Matsui
Kinji NakamuraKinji Nakamura
Yuriko Iwamura
Kinjirô TooyamaKinjirô Tooyama
Katsutoshi Akiyama
Taizen ShishidoTaizen Shishido
Masaru ShigaMasaru Shiga

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