Legend of the Eight Samurai
movie
Released December 10, 1983
Overview
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.
Cast
Hiroko Yakushimaru
as
Princess Shizu
Hiroyuki Sanada
as
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Sonny Chiba
as
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Minori Terada
as
Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki Kyomoto
as
Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Etsuko Shihomi
as
Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
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Takuya Fukuhara
as
Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
Shunsuke Kariya
as
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Kenji Ohba
as
Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
Keiko Matsuzaka
as
Princess Fuse (voice)
Mari Natsuki
as
Tamazusa
Yūki Meguro
as
Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Crew
Kinji Fukasaku
as
Director
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Yoshikuni Matsunaga
as
Assistant Director
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Seizō Sengen
as
Director of Photography
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Tsutomu Imamura
as
Production Design
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Tetuzo Osawa
as
Visual Effects
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Masahide Sakuma
as
Original Music Composer
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Joey Carbone
as
Original Music Composer
Kinji Fukasaku
as
Screenplay
Toshio Kamata
as
Screenplay
Hiroshi Sugawara
as
Producer
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Tsutomu Imamura
as
Art Direction
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Toshio Kihara
as
Music