Legend of the Eight Samurai
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
133 min
Release Date
1983-12-10
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
27
Vote Average
5.9
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
Tatsuo Endō
Hikiroku
Seizō Fukumoto
Retainer B
Mikio Narita
Ohta Sukemasa
Masataka Naruse
Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
Harumi Sone
Hinoue Miyaroku
Ryôichi Takayanagi
Ohta Masaharu
Taiji Tonoyama
Hikojii
Nana Okada
Hamaji
Akihiro Shimizu
Flute Samurai
Akio Kobune
Black Samurai D
Akira Yamamoto
Daigaku Sekine
Black Samurai B
Emi Uema
Village Girl
Emiko Maekawa
Poison Girl D
Hiroko Suwa
Poison Girl E
Jiro Shirai
Black Samurai F
Junichi Hosokawa
Black Samurai H
Keiko Moriyama
Poison Girl C
Kenji Ikeda
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Banquet Samurai A
Kiyokazu Inoue
Mai Ooishi
Poison Girl B
Makiko Kitashiro
Masaka
Masao Hirakawa
Retainer D
Mayumi Matsumura
Poison Girl F
Minken Karasawa
Mizuho Suzuki
Guide Samurai
Naoto Ikeda
Village Boy
Noboru Maro
Black Samurai C
Noriko Kojima
Poison Girl A
Rantaro Mine
Retainer C
Ryuji Komine
Peasant
Ryûji Tsubaki
Seigo Inoue
Black Samurai A
Seiichi Ehara
Black Samurai E
Shiro Takano
Banquet Man
Shoji Sawada
Takeshige Hatanaka
Banquet Samurai B
Tetsuo Fujisawa
Black Samurai G
Tsuyako Okajima
Old Village Woman
Yasuhiro Suzuki
Arimura
Yôko Inagaki
Yôko Miyanagi
Yukio Miyagi
Yuko Kada
Kohagi
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