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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

Genre : Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Action

Runtime : 2H 13M

Director : Kinji Fukasaku
Writer : Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Kamata

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Princess Shizu
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki Kyômoto
Masaki Kyômoto
Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Etsuko Shihomi
Etsuko Shihomi
Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
Takuya Fukuhara
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
Yûki Meguro
Yûki Meguro
Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Nagare Hagiwara
Nagare Hagiwara
Yonosuke
Mamako Yoneyama
Mamako Yoneyama
Funamushi
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Genjin
Akira Hamada
Akira Hamada
Akushiro
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Seizô Fukumoto
Seizô Fukumoto
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Masataka Naruse
Masataka Naruse
Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone
Ryôichi Takayanagi
Ryôichi Takayanagi
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Nana Okada
Nana Okada
Hamaji

Crews

Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Yoshikuni Matsunaga
Yoshikuni Matsunaga
Assistant Director
Seizô Sengen
Seizô Sengen
Director of Photography
Tsutomu Imamura
Tsutomu Imamura
Production Design
Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Screenplay
Toshio Kamata
Toshio Kamata
Screenplay
Hiroshi Sugawara
Hiroshi Sugawara
Producer
Joey Carbone
Joey Carbone
Original Music Composer
Masahide Sakuma
Masahide Sakuma
Original Music Composer
Tetuzo Osawa
Tetuzo Osawa
Visual Effects
Tsutomu Imamura
Tsutomu Imamura
Art Direction
Yukio Aizawa
Yukio Aizawa
Music
Toshio Kihara
Toshio Kihara
Music
Hiroyuki Namba
Hiroyuki Namba
Music
Richie Zito
Richie Zito
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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