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Legend of the Eight Samurai
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Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983-12-10 · 133 min · ★ 5.9

Fantasy · Adventure · Action

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.

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Directors
Kinji Fukasaku
Production companies
Toei Company, KADOKAWA
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko YakushimaruPrincess Shizu
Hiroyuki SanadaHiroyuki SanadaInue Shinbei Masashi
Sonny ChibaSonny ChibaInuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Minori TeradaMinori TeradaInumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki KyomotoMasaki KyomotoInuzuka Shino Moritaka
Etsuko ShihomiEtsuko ShihomiInusaka Keno Tanetomo
Takuya FukuharaInukawa Sosuke Yoshito
Shunsuke KariyaShunsuke KariyaInuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Kenji OhbaKenji OhbaInukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
Keiko MatsuzakaKeiko MatsuzakaPrincess Fuse (voice)
Mari NatsukiMari NatsukiTamazusa
Yūki MeguroYūki MeguroHikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Nagare HagiwaraNagare HagiwaraYonosuke
Mamako YoneyamaFunamushi
Akira ShiojiAkira ShiojiGenjin
Akira HamadaAkira HamadaAkushiro
Tatsuo EndōTatsuo EndōHikiroku
Seizō FukumotoSeizō FukumotoRetainer B
Mikio NaritaMikio NaritaOhta Sukemasa
Masataka NaruseMasataka NaruseRetainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)

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