Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983-12-10 | 133 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Hiroko YakushimaruPrincess Shizu
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Hiroyuki SanadaInue Shinbei Masashi
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Sonny ChibaInuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
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Minori TeradaInumura Daikaku Masanori
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Masaki KyomotoInuzuka Shino Moritaka
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Etsuko ShihomiInusaka Keno Tanetomo
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Shunsuke KariyaInuta Kobungo Yasuyori
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Kenji OhbaInukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
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Keiko MatsuzakaPrincess Fuse (voice)
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Mari NatsukiTamazusa
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Yūki MeguroHikita Gonnokami Motofuji
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Nagare HagiwaraYonosuke
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Akira ShiojiGenjin
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Akira HamadaAkushiro
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Tatsuo EndōHikiroku
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Seizō FukumotoRetainer B
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Mikio NaritaOhta Sukemasa
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Masataka NaruseRetainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
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