Movie: Legend of the Eight Samurai

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru
薬師丸ひろ子

Princess Shizu

Hiroyuki Sanada
真田広之

Inue Shinbei Masashi

Sonny Chiba
千葉真一

Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

Minori Terada
寺田農

Inumura Daikaku Masanori

Masaki Kyomoto
京本政樹

Inuzuka Shino Moritaka

Etsuko Shihomi
志穂美悦子

Inusaka Keno Tanetomo

Takuya Fukuhara
Takuya Fukuhara

Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito

Shunsuke Kariya
苅谷俊介

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Kenji Ohba
大葉健二

Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi

Keiko Matsuzaka
松坂慶子

Princess Fuse (voice)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1983-12-10

  • Average

    5.846

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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