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Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983 5.9 (27 votes) 2h 13m
Genres
Fantasy Adventure Drama Action
Production Companies
Toei Company
KADOKAWA

Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝)

Overview

The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.

Key Crew

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Director of Photography: Seizō Sengen

Screenplay: Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Kamata

Producer: Hiroshi Sugawara, Haruki Kadokawa

Top Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru

Princess Shizu

Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada

Inue Shinbei Masashi

Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba

Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

Minori Terada
Minori Terada

Inumura Daikaku Masanori

Masaki Kyomoto
Masaki Kyomoto

Inuzuka Shino Moritaka

Etsuko Shihomi
Etsuko Shihomi

Inusaka Keno Tanetomo

Takuya Fukuhara

Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito

Shunsuke Kariya
Shunsuke Kariya

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Videos

Masters of Cinema Trailer [Subtitled]

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