The Fort of Death

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Audience Score
67
The Fort of Death
NR 1 hr 37 minActionShikoro Ichibei the Bounty Hunter PosterPart of Shikoro Ichibei the Bounty Hunter
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.
StarringTomisaburō WakayamaTomoko MayamaSanae Tsuchida
DirectorEiichi Kudo
WriterKōji Takada

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Toei Company
Movie Tags:
samurai

Shikoro Ichibei the Bounty Hunter

Three films about Japan's top bounty hunter, Shikoro Ichibei. He is a doctor and spy-for-hire who is sent on secret missions against enemies of the shogun.