The Fort of Death (1969)
Gonin no Shôkin Kasegi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 37min
- Action
- 13 Dec 1969 (Japan)
- Movie
A government siege on Enoki Village spurs an uprising among peasants who build a fort to defend themselves. A young villager enlists bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei to help prevent the government from wiping them out.
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Katsutoshi Akiyama |
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Bin Amatsu | ... |
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| Kanjûrô Arashi | ... |
Tazaemon
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Hideo Fujimoto |
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Teruo Fujinaga |
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| Seizô Fukumoto | ... |
Shirakawa
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Shôtarô Hayashi |
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Teruo Ishiyama |
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Takuzô Kawatani | ... |
Samurai
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Eizô Kitamura | ... |
Hayato Onizuka
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| Asao Koike | ... |
Lord Ozeki
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Kenji Kusumoto |
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Yasuko Matsui |
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| Tomoko Mayama | ... |
Kagero
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Gentarô Mori |
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Kinji Nakamura |
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Ichirô Nakatani | ... |
Mondo Shibaike
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Shinji Oda |
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Sen Okaji |
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Kôji Sekiyama |
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Masaru Shiga |
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Taizen Shishido |
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Yasuhiro Suzuki |
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Isao Takanami |
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Fumio Terauchi |
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Shin Tokudaiji |
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Kinjirô Tooyama |
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Sanae Tsuchida | ... |
Miyuki
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Junkô Tôda | ... |
Omon
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Kenji Ushio | ... |
Kunai Aoto
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| Tomisaburô Wakayama | ... |
Ichibei Shikoro
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| Minoru Ôki | ... |
Yataro Mochizuki
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Directed by
| Eiichi Kudô | ||
Written by
| Kôji Takada | ... | (writer) |
Music by
| Toshiaki Tsushima | ||
Cinematography by
| Jûhei Suzuki | ||
Editing by
| Tadao Kanda | ||
Art Direction by
| Yoshimitsu Amamori | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kôichi Kondô | ||
Makeup Department
| Nakano Shinmei | ... | makeup department head |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yûji Makiguchi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Kenjirô Tôjô | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Takayasu Hikoji | ... | wardrobe |
Additional Crew
| Ryûzô Ueno | ... | fight choreography |
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- For Film (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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After a plan to force the farmers of Enoki Village to partake in the rebuilding of Edo Castle crumbles, the government lays siege to the peasant hamlet. Upon taking away their food, heavily taxing them, and murdering those who refuse to pay, the villagers lead an uprising by building a fort around their homestead from which to defend themselves. Fearing the government will eventually wipe them out, a young man seeks the help of the famous bounty hunter, Shikoro Ichibei and his small band of specialists. |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Followed by Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill (1972). See more » |