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Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai

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Fantasy   Adventure   Drama   Action
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1983-12-10
⌚ Running Time: 133 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru original image
Princess Shizu
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroyuki Sanada original image
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Hiroyuki Sanada
Sonny Chiba original image
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Sonny Chiba
Minori Terada original image
Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Minori Terada
Masaki Kyomoto original image
Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Masaki Kyomoto
Etsuko Shihomi original image
Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
Etsuko Shihomi
Takuya Fukuhara original image
Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
Takuya Fukuhara
Shunsuke Kariya original image
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Shunsuke Kariya
Kenji Ohba original image
Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
Kenji Ohba
Keiko Matsuzaka original image
Princess Fuse (voice)
Keiko Matsuzaka
Mari Natsuki original image
Tamazusa
Mari Natsuki
Yûki Meguro original image
Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Yûki Meguro
Nagare Hagiwara original image
Yonosuke
Nagare Hagiwara
Mamako Yoneyama original image
Funamushi
Mamako Yoneyama
Akira Shioji original image
Genjin
Akira Shioji
Akira Hamada original image
Akushiro
Akira Hamada
Tatsuo Endō original image
Hikiroku
Tatsuo Endō
Seizō Fukumoto original image
Retainer B
Seizō Fukumoto
Mikio Narita original image
Ohta Sukemasa
Mikio Narita
Masataka Naruse original image
Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
Masataka Naruse
Harumi Sone original image
Hinoue Miyaroku
Harumi Sone
Ryôichi Takayanagi original image
Ohta Masaharu
Ryôichi Takayanagi
Taiji Tonoyama original image
Hikojii
Taiji Tonoyama
Nana Okada original image
Hamaji
Nana Okada
Akihiro Shimizu original image
Flute Samurai
Akihiro Shimizu
Akio Kobune original image
Black Samurai D
Akio Kobune
Akira Yamamoto original image
Akira Yamamoto
Daigaku Sekine original image
Black Samurai B
Daigaku Sekine
Emi Uema original image
Village Girl
Emi Uema
Emiko Maekawa original image
Poison Girl D
Emiko Maekawa
Hiroko Suwa original image
Poison Girl E
Hiroko Suwa
Jiro Shirai original image
Black Samurai F
Jiro Shirai
Junichi Hosokawa original image
Black Samurai H
Junichi Hosokawa
Keiko Moriyama original image
Poison Girl C
Keiko Moriyama
Kenji Ikeda original image
Kenji Ikeda
Kenjirou Ishimaru original image
Banquet Samurai A
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Kiyokazu Inoue original image
Kiyokazu Inoue
Mai Ooishi original image
Poison Girl B
Mai Ooishi
Makiko Kitashiro original image
Masaka
Makiko Kitashiro
Masao Hirakawa original image
Retainer D
Masao Hirakawa
Mayumi Matsumura original image
Poison Girl F
Mayumi Matsumura
Minken Karasawa original image
Minken Karasawa
Mizuho Suzuki original image
Guide Samurai
Mizuho Suzuki
Naoto Ikeda original image
Village Boy
Naoto Ikeda
Noboru Maro original image
Black Samurai C
Noboru Maro
Noriko Kojima original image
Poison Girl A
Noriko Kojima
Rantaro Mine original image
Retainer C
Rantaro Mine
Ryuji Komine original image
Peasant
Ryuji Komine
Ryûji Tsubaki original image
Ryûji Tsubaki
Seigo Inoue original image
Black Samurai A
Seigo Inoue
Seiichi Ehara original image
Black Samurai E
Seiichi Ehara
Shiro Takano original image
Banquet Man
Shiro Takano
Shoji Sawada original image
Shoji Sawada
Takeshige Hatanaka original image
Banquet Samurai B
Takeshige Hatanaka
Tetsuo Fujisawa original image
Black Samurai G
Tetsuo Fujisawa
Tsuyako Okajima original image
Old Village Woman
Tsuyako Okajima
Yasuhiro Suzuki original image
Arimura
Yasuhiro Suzuki
Yôko Inagaki original image
Yôko Inagaki
Yôko Miyanagi original image
Yôko Miyanagi
Yukio Miyagi original image
Yukio Miyagi
Yuko Kada original image
Kohagi
Yuko Kada

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