Legend of the Eight Samurai
Satomi hakken-den
1983, Film, 133 min, Action, Adventure, Drama, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 63
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.
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Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Cast
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Princess Shizu
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Inue Shinbei Masashi
- Shin'ichi Chiba as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
- Etsuko Shihomi as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
- Minori Terada as Inumura Daikaku Masanori
- Masaki Kyômoto as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
- Shunsuke Kariya as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
- Takuya Fukuhara as Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
- Kenji Ôba as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Princess Fuse
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