About Legend of the Eight Samurai
- Released on December 10, 1983
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.
Full Cast of Legend of the Eight Samurai
Hiroko Yakushimaru plays Princess Shizu
Hiroyuki Sanada plays Inue Shinbei Masashi
Shin'ichi Chiba plays Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Minori Terada plays Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki Kyômoto plays Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Etsuko Shihomi plays Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
Takuya Fukuhara plays Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
Shunsuke Kariya plays Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Kenji Ohba plays Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
Keiko Matsuzaka plays Princess Fuse (voice)
Mari Natsuki plays Tamazusa
Yûki Meguro plays Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Nagare Hagiwara plays Yonosuke
Mamako Yoneyama plays Funamushi
Akira Shioji plays Genjin
Akira Hamada plays Akushiro
Tatsuo Endō plays Hikiroku
Seizô Fukumoto plays Retainer B
Mikio Narita plays Ohta Sukemasa
Masataka Naruse plays Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
Harumi Sone plays Hinoue Miyaroku
Ryôichi Takayanagi plays Ohta Masaharu
Taiji Tonoyama plays Hikojii
Nana Okada plays Hamaji
Akihiro Shimizu plays Flute Samurai
Akio Kobune plays Black Samurai D
Akira Yamamoto
Daigaku Sekine plays Black Samurai B
Emi Uema plays Village Girl
Emiko Maekawa plays Poison Girl D
Hiroko Suwa plays Poison Girl E
Jiro Shirai plays Black Samurai F
Junichi Hosokawa plays Black Samurai H
Keiko Moriyama plays Poison Girl C
Kenji Ikeda
Kenjirou Ishimaru plays Banquet Samurai A
Kiyokazu Inoue
Mai Ooishi plays Poison Girl B
Makiko Kitashiro plays Masaka
Masao Hirakawa plays Retainer D
Mayumi Matsumura plays Poison Girl F
Minken Karasawa
Mizuho Suzuki plays Guide Samurai
Naoto Ikeda plays Village Boy
Noboru Maro plays Black Samurai C
Noriko Kojima plays Poison Girl A
Rantaro Mine plays Retainer C
Ryuji Komine plays Peasant
Ryûji Tsubaki
Seigo Inoue plays Black Samurai A
Seiichi Ehara plays Black Samurai E
Shiro Takano plays Banquet Man
Shoji Sawada
Takeshige Hatanaka plays Banquet Samurai B
Tetsuo Fujisawa plays Black Samurai G
Tsuyako Okajima plays Old Village Woman
Yasuhiro Suzuki plays Arimura
Yôko Inagaki
Yôko Miyanagi
Yukio Miyagi
Yuko Kada plays Kohagi
Crew of Legend of the Eight Samurai
Writing
Directing
Production
Art
Camera
Sound
Visual Effects
- Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Shin'ichi Chiba
- Minori Terada
- Masaki Kyômoto
- Etsuko Shihomi
- Takuya Fukuhara
- Shunsuke Kariya
- Kenji Ohba
- Keiko Matsuzaka
- Mari Natsuki
- Yûki Meguro
- Nagare Hagiwara
- Mamako Yoneyama
- Akira Shioji
- Akira Hamada
- Tatsuo Endō
- Seizô Fukumoto
- Mikio Narita
- Masataka Naruse
- Harumi Sone
- Ryôichi Takayanagi
- Taiji Tonoyama
- Nana Okada
- Akihiro Shimizu
- Akio Kobune
- Akira Yamamoto
- Daigaku Sekine
- Emi Uema
- Emiko Maekawa
- Hiroko Suwa
- Jiro Shirai
- Junichi Hosokawa
- Keiko Moriyama
- Kenji Ikeda
- Kenjirou Ishimaru
- Kiyokazu Inoue
- Mai Ooishi
- Makiko Kitashiro
- Masao Hirakawa
- Mayumi Matsumura
- Minken Karasawa
- Mizuho Suzuki
- Naoto Ikeda
- Noboru Maro
- Noriko Kojima
- Rantaro Mine
- Ryuji Komine
- Ryûji Tsubaki
- Seigo Inoue
- Seiichi Ehara
- Shiro Takano
- Shoji Sawada
- Takeshige Hatanaka
- Tetsuo Fujisawa
- Tsuyako Okajima
- Yasuhiro Suzuki
- Yôko Inagaki
- Yôko Miyanagi
- Yukio Miyagi
- Yuko Kada