Legend of the Eight Samurai
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.
Release Date:
1983-12-10
Runtime:
133 minutes
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Starring:
Hiroko Yakushimaru
as Princess Shizu
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
Sonny Chiba
as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Minori Terada
as Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki Kyomoto
as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Etsuko Shihomi
as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
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Takuya Fukuhara
as Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
Shunsuke Kariya
as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Kenji Ohba
as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
Keiko Matsuzaka
as Princess Fuse (voice)
Mari Natsuki
as Tamazusa
Yūki Meguro
as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Nagare Hagiwara
as Yonosuke
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Mamako Yoneyama
as Funamushi
Akira Shioji
as Genjin
Akira Hamada
as Akushiro
Tatsuo Endō
as Hikiroku
Seizō Fukumoto
as Retainer B
Mikio Narita
as Ohta Sukemasa
Masataka Naruse
as Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
Harumi Sone
as Hinoue Miyaroku
Ryōichi Takayanagi
as Ohta Masaharu
Taiji Tonoyama
as Hikojii
Nana Okada
as Hamaji
Akihiro Shimizu
as Flute Samurai
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Akio Kobune
as Black Samurai D
Akira Yamamoto
Daigaku Sekine
as Black Samurai B
Emi Uema
as Village Girl
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Emiko Maekawa
as Poison Girl D