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Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983 · TMDB 5.8 · 里見八犬伝

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

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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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...

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Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroyuki Sanada Sonny Chiba Minori Terada Masaki Kyomoto Etsuko Shihomi Takuya Fukuhara Shunsuke Kariya Kenji Ohba Keiko Matsuzaka Mari Natsuki Yūki Meguro

Director · Kinji Fukasaku Producer · Hiroshi Sugawara Producer · Haruki Kadokawa Writer · Kinji Fukasaku Writer · Toshio Kamata Cinematography · Seizō Sengen Composer · Joey Carbone Composer · Masahide Sakuma

Runtime: 133 min
Released: 1983-12-10
Studio: Toei Company
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
TMDB score: 5.8

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