Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
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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Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroko Yakushimaru As: Princess Shizu
Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada As: Inue Shinbei Masashi
Sonny Chiba Sonny Chiba As: Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Minori Terada Minori Terada As: Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki Kyomoto Masaki Kyomoto As: Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
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Storyline

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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Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Action

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 10 December 1983

Country: JP

Runtime: 133m

Company Credits

Company: Toei Company, KADOKAWA

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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

Takuya Fukuhara

Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito

Shunsuke Kariya

Shunsuke Kariya

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Kenji Ohba

Kenji Ohba

Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi

Keiko Matsuzaka

Keiko Matsuzaka

Princess Fuse (voice)

Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki

Tamazusa

Yūki Meguro

Yūki Meguro

Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji

Nagare Hagiwara

Nagare Hagiwara

Yonosuke

Mamako Yoneyama

Mamako Yoneyama

Funamushi

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Genjin

Akira Hamada

Akira Hamada

Akushiro

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Hikiroku

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Retainer B

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Ohta Sukemasa

Masataka Naruse

Masataka Naruse

Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Hinoue Miyaroku

Ryôichi Takayanagi

Ryôichi Takayanagi

Ohta Masaharu

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Hikojii

Nana Okada

Nana Okada

Hamaji

Akihiro Shimizu

Akihiro Shimizu

Flute Samurai

Akio Kobune

Akio Kobune

Black Samurai D

Akira Yamamoto

Akira Yamamoto

Daigaku Sekine

Daigaku Sekine

Black Samurai B

Emi Uema

Emi Uema

Village Girl

Emiko Maekawa

Emiko Maekawa

Poison Girl D

Hiroko Suwa

Hiroko Suwa

Poison Girl E

Jiro Shirai

Jiro Shirai

Black Samurai F

Junichi Hosokawa

Junichi Hosokawa

Black Samurai H

Keiko Moriyama

Keiko Moriyama

Poison Girl C

Kenji Ikeda

Kenji Ikeda

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Banquet Samurai A

Kiyokazu Inoue

Kiyokazu Inoue

Mai Ooishi

Mai Ooishi

Poison Girl B

Makiko Kitashiro

Makiko Kitashiro

Masaka

Masao Hirakawa

Masao Hirakawa

Retainer D

Mayumi Matsumura

Mayumi Matsumura

Poison Girl F

Minken Karasawa

Minken Karasawa

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Guide Samurai

Naoto Ikeda

Naoto Ikeda

Village Boy

Noboru Maro

Noboru Maro

Black Samurai C

Noriko Kojima

Noriko Kojima

Poison Girl A

Rantaro Mine

Rantaro Mine

Retainer C

Ryuji Komine

Ryuji Komine

Peasant

Ryûji Tsubaki

Ryûji Tsubaki

Seigo Inoue

Seigo Inoue

Black Samurai A

Seiichi Ehara

Seiichi Ehara

Black Samurai E

Shiro Takano

Shiro Takano

Banquet Man

Shoji Sawada

Shoji Sawada

Takeshige Hatanaka

Takeshige Hatanaka

Banquet Samurai B

Tetsuo Fujisawa

Tetsuo Fujisawa

Black Samurai G

Tsuyako Okajima

Tsuyako Okajima

Old Village Woman

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Arimura

Yôko Inagaki

Yôko Inagaki

Yôko Miyanagi

Yôko Miyanagi

Yukio Miyagi

Yukio Miyagi

Yuko Kada

Yuko Kada

Kohagi

Directed By

Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Director

Yoshikuni Matsunaga

Yoshikuni Matsunaga

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Joey Carbone

Joey Carbone

Original Music Composer

Masahide Sakuma

Masahide Sakuma

Original Music Composer

Yukio Aizawa

Yukio Aizawa

Music

Toshio Kihara

Toshio Kihara

Music

Hiroyuki Namba

Hiroyuki Namba

Music

Richie Zito

Richie Zito

Music

Visual Effects

Tetuzo Osawa

Tetuzo Osawa

Visual Effects

Camera

Seizô Sengen

Seizô Sengen

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Tsutomu Imamura

Tsutomu Imamura

Production Design

Tsutomu Imamura

Tsutomu Imamura

Art Direction

Other Crew

Nobuo Yajima

Nobuo Yajima

Special Effects Coordinator

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