The Bounty Hunter Trilogy

Before he made his name in Lone Wolf and Cub Tomisaburo Wakayama starred in this triptych of violent samurai spectacles that draw on James Bond and Spaghetti Westerns for inspiration yet feature the familiar style and blood-spattering action of the period. Wakayama stars as Doctor and spy-for-hire Shikoro Ichibei who in Shigehiro (The Streetfighter) Ozawa's Killer's Mission is hired to prevent the sale of firearms to a hostile Shogun. In Eiichi (13 Assassins) Kudo's follow-up, The Fort of Death, Ichibei is hired on a Seven Samurai-style mission to protect a village of farmers from a ruthless Lord. The final film sees Ozawa return for Eight Men to Kill, in which Ichibei is hired to recover a cache of stolen gold from the government's mine. Featuring an array of weapons and gadgets that would make Q proud with Ichibei supported by a band of helpers including fellow spies, ronin and female ninjas, the Bounty Hunter films deliver action thrills galore and deserve to sit alongside the celebrated action epics that followed.

Special Features

Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Killer's Mission': Tom Mes, Image Gallery, Interviews: Akihito Ito (film historian), Six postcards of artwork from the films; Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters; Visual essay on Eiichi Kudo by Robin Gatto (Japanese cinema expert), Trailers

Audio Languages: Japanese

Number of Discs: 2

Subtitle Languages: English

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