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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Legend of the Eight Samurai Cast
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Character |
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Yûki Meguro
He was 36, now 77 years old
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as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji |
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Hiroyuki Sanada
He was 23, now 64 years old
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as Inue Shinbei Masashi |
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Kenji Ohba
He was 28, now 69 years old
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as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi |
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Mari Natsuki
She was 31, now 72 years old
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as Tamazusa |
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Minori Terada
He was 41, now 82 years old
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as Inumura Daikaku Masanori |
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Taiji Tonoyama
He was 68, 73 years old when he died
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Hiroko Yakushimaru
She was 19, now 60 years old
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as Princess Shizu |
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Sonny Chiba
He was 44, now 86 years old
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as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo |
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Etsuko Shihomi
She was 28, now 69 years old
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as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo |
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Keiko Matsuzaka
She was 31, now 72 years old
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as Princess Fuse (voice) |
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Akira Shioji
He was 55, 66 years old when he died
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as Genjin |
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Tatsuo Endo
He was 58, 64 years old when he died
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Tadashi Naruse
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Nana Okada
She was 13, now 27 years old
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as Hamaji |
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Masaki Kyômoto
He was 24, now 66 years old
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as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka |
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Seizō Fukumoto
He was 40, now 81 years old
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Akira Hamada
He was 42, now 83 years old
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as Akushiro |
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Harumi Sone
He was 46, 78 years old when he died
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Ryôichi Takayanagi
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Shunsuke Kariya
He was 37, now 78 years old
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as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori |
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Mikio Narita
He was 48, 55 years old when he died
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Nagare Hagiwara
He was 30, 62 years old when he died
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as Yonosuke |
Legend of the Eight Samurai Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kinji Fukasaku as Director. He was 53 (72) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kinji Fukasaku as Screenplay. He was 53 (72) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Hiroshi Sugawara as Producer. He was 28 (now 70) years old
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Production |
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Toshio Kamata as Screenplay. He was 46 (now 87) years old
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Writing |
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Tsutomu Imamura as Production Design. He was 40 (now 82) years old
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Art |
