Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983

2h 13m

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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.

Writers

Kinji Fukasaku(screenplay by)
Toshio Kamata(screenplay by)
Toshio Kamata(novel by)
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Hiroko Yakushimaru
Princess Shizu
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Inue Shinbei Masashi
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Sonny Chiba
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
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Minori Terada
Inumura Daikaku Masanori
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Masaki Kyomoto
Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
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Etsuko Shihomi
Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
Takuya Fukuhara
Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
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Shunsuke Kariya
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
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Kenji Ohba
Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
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Keiko Matsuzaka
Princess Fuse (voice)
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Mari Natsuki
Tamazusa
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Yūki Meguro
Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
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Akira Hamada
Akushiro
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Tatsuo Endō
Hikiroku
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Seizō Fukumoto
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Writers

Kinji Fukasaku(screenplay by)
Toshio Kamata(screenplay by)
Toshio Kamata(novel by)

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Release date

December 10, 1983 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production companies

Toei Company
KADOKAWA

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