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Legend of the Eight Samurai
Legend of the Eight Samurai
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  2. Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Original Title: 里見八犬伝

1983
2h 13m
Fantasy
Adventure
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1983

Runtime

2h 13m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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2
Amazon Video
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2
Amazon Video
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2
Mometu
Tubi TV
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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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 13m
Dec 10, 1983
Languages
Japanese
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Production
Toei Company
Toei Company
KADOKAWA
KADOKAWA
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

61 Cast Members

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

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

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)

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