Film

Eight Brave Brothers

1959 · 58m · Adventure · Fantasy

IMDb

6.2

One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars, felt sorry for a small dog that was about to be swallowed by a giant snake like a giant tree, and killed the serpent in a fierce battle and saved the puppy. Yoshimi decided to keep the puppy, naming it Hachibo. Now the Serpent Demon is determined to destroy Takita Castle, while Hachibo defends it with his life. His spirit is split into eight, and eight brave warriors must unite to defeat the demoness snake.

Sentarō Fushimi

Koinosuke Onoe

Kōtarō Satomi

Shintaro Takashima

Kōtarō Yamate

Seishiro Sawamura

Kentaro Ozato

Kyonosuke Nango

Kensaku Hara

Yūki Meguro

Kunio Kaga

Kyoji Sugi

Atsuko Nakazato

Hiromi Hanazono

Yoshiko Yashioji

Eiko Maruyama

• Kokichi UchideDirector
• Shinji KessokuScreenplay
• Bakin KyokuteiNovel
• Motoya WashioDirector of Photography
• Nakaba TakahashiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

August 11, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

58m

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy