Legend of the Eight Samurai
里見八犬伝
Release: 1983-12-10
·Runtime: 133m
·★ 5.7
Fantasy
Adventure
Drama
Action
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
KADOKAWA
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Cast
Yūki Meguro
as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Mikio Narita
as Ohta Sukemasa
Tsuyako Okajima
as Old Village Woman
Nana Okada
as Hamaji
Minken Karasawa
Ryuji Komine
as Peasant
Ryōichi Takayanagi
as Ohta Masaharu
Mizuho Suzuki
as Guide Samurai
Seizō Fukumoto
as Retainer B
Harumi Sone
as Hinoue Miyaroku
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
Minori Terada
as Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Keiko Matsuzaka
as Princess Fuse (voice)
Kenjirou Ishimaru
as Banquet Samurai A
Akira Shioji
as Genjin
Etsuko Shihomi
as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
Kenji Ohba
as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
Hiroko Yakushimaru
as Princess Shizu
Taiji Tonoyama
as Hikojii
Akihiro Shimizu
as Flute Samurai
Daigaku Sekine
as Black Samurai B
Nagare Hagiwara
as Yonosuke
Yukio Miyagi
Shunsuke Kariya
as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Emi Uema
as Village Girl
Mai Ooishi
as Poison Girl B
Rantaro Mine
as Retainer C
Mari Natsuki
as Tamazusa
Akira Hamada
as Akushiro
Masataka Naruse
as Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
Akira Yamamoto
Sonny Chiba
as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Tatsuo Endō
as Hikiroku
Masaki Kyomoto
as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Jiro Shirai
as Black Samurai F
