Film

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983 · 2h 13m · Fantasy · Adventure · Action

IMDb

6.4

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.

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Princess Shizu

Hiroyuki Sanada

Inue Shinbei Masashi

Sonny Chiba

Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

Minori Terada

Inumura Daikaku Masanori

Masaki Kyomoto

Inuzuka Shino Moritaka

Etsuko Shihomi

Inusaka Keno Tanetomo

Takuya Fukuhara

Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito

Shunsuke Kariya

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Kenji Ohba

Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi

Keiko Matsuzaka

Princess Fuse (voice)

Mari Natsuki

Tamazusa

Yūki Meguro

Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji

Nagare Hagiwara

Yonosuke

Mamako Yoneyama

Funamushi

Akira Shioji

Genjin

Akira Hamada

Akushiro

• Kinji FukasakuDirector · Screenplay
• Toshio KamataScreenplay · Novel
• Hiroshi SugawaraProducer
• Haruki KadokawaProducer
• Seizō SengenDirector of Photography
• Joey CarboneOriginal Music Composer
• Masahide SakumaOriginal Music Composer

Masters of Cinema Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

December 10, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

12

Genres

Fantasy, Adventure, Action

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