Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
2h 13min
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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.
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Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku, Yoshikuni Matsunaga, Seizō Sengen
Produced by: Hiroshi Sugawara, Haruki Kadokawa
Composed by: Joey Carbone, Masahide Sakuma
Cast

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

Shunsuke Kariya
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Kenji Ohba
Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi

Keiko Matsuzaka
Princess Fuse (voice)

Mari Natsuki
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