Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983): Cast
Legend of the Eight Samurai is a 1983 action drama directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Yûki Meguro as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji, Hiroko Yakushimaru and Keiko Matsuzaka. It runs 2 hours 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 13m (133 min)
- Director
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toei Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Legend of the Eight Samurai About?
The premise of Legend of the Eight Samurai without spoilers.
The undead Hikita clan attempts to lift a curse on the Satomi line by crafting their warlord’s face from Princess Shizu’s skin. After they slaughter her family, Shizu escapes and enlists eight crystal‑armed samurai, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba), to rescue the court and avenge her kin. They battle undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
Legend of the Eight Samurai Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- action heroine
- bow and arrow
- female rear nudity
- female nudity
- skinny dipping
- martial arts action
- japanese drama
- samurai action
- kaiju
- princess
- blood
- samurai
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- snake
- crystal
- castle
- undead
- sword and sorcery
- magical crystal
- magical weapon
- samurai sword
- kendo
- hand to hand combat
- chop socky
- karate
- karate chop
- karate kick
- kung fu classic
- kung fu fighting
- kung fu master
- martial arts master
- martial artist
- male female relationship
- action hero
- hero
- dark fantasy
- dead children
- slapped in the face
- reincarnation
- falling off a cliff
- butterfly
- kung fu
- turned to stone
- scroll
- impalement
- double impalement
- witch
- samurai boy
- massacre
- giant snake
- flute
Legend of the Eight Samurai Cast & Characters
Yûki Meguro leads the cast as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji, with Hiroko Yakushimaru as Princess Shizu and Keiko Matsuzaka as Princess Fuse (voice). Directed by Kinji Fukasaku; 61 actors are credited in all.
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Director Kinji Fukasaku
- Yûki Meguro as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Princess Shizu
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Princess Fuse (voice)
- Sonny Chiba as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Also Starring in Legend of the Eight Samurai
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- Kenjirou Ishimaru Banquet Samurai A
- Tetsuo Fujisawa Black Samurai G
- Jiro Shirai Black Samurai F
- Takeshige Hatanaka Banquet Samurai B
- Akihiro Shimizu Flute Samurai
- Junichi Hosokawa Black Samurai H
- Daigaku Sekine Black Samurai B
- Seigo Inoue Black Samurai A
- Akio Kobune Black Samurai D
- Seiichi Ehara Black Samurai E
- Noboru Maro Black Samurai C
- Taiji Tonoyama Hikojii
- Hiroyuki Sanada Inue Shinbei Masashi
- Mari Natsuki Tamazusa
- Akira Shioji Genjin
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- Minori Terada Inumura Daikaku Masanori
- Tatsuo Endō Hikiroku
- Mikio Narita Ohta Sukemasa
- Harumi Sone Hinoue Miyaroku
- Seizō Fukumoto Retainer B
- Masataka Naruse Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
- Etsuko Shihomi Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
- Akira Hamada Akushiro
- Tsuyako Okajima Old Village Woman
- Kenji Ohba Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
- Ryuji Komine Peasant
- Shunsuke Kariya Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
- Yasuhiro Suzuki Arimura
- Minken Karasawa
- Rantaro Mine Retainer C
- Masaki Kyomoto Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
- Yukio Miyagi
- Nagare Hagiwara Yonosuke
- Kenji Ikeda
- Makiko Kitashiro Masaka
- Ryôichi Takayanagi Ohta Masaharu
- Masao Hirakawa Retainer D
- Mai Ooishi Poison Girl B
- Nana Okada Hamaji
- Yuko Kada Kohagi
- Shiro Takano Banquet Man
- Emiko Maekawa Poison Girl D
- Noriko Kojima Poison Girl A
- Akira Yamamoto
- Ryûji Tsubaki
- Takuya Fukuhara Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
- Mamako Yoneyama Funamushi
- Emi Uema Village Girl
- Hiroko Suwa Poison Girl E
- Keiko Moriyama Poison Girl C
- Mayumi Matsumura Poison Girl F
- Naoto Ikeda Village Boy
- Yôko Miyanagi
- Yôko Inagaki
- Shoji Sawada
- Kiyokazu Inoue
More from Kinji Fukasaku
More films directed by Kinji Fukasaku, best-rated first: Tora! Tora! Tora!, Battle Royale, Battle Royale II: Requiem and Battle Royale.
Legend of the Eight Samurai Videos
3 videos: 3 clips.
- Clip "Shinbei. I waiting for you"
- Clip "I am not your son!"
Legend of the Eight Samurai Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Satomi hakken-den” and “La légende des huit samourais”.
- Also known as
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- Satomi hakken-den
- La légende des huit samourais
- Η Λεγεώνα των Σαμουράι
- Legend of Eight Samurai
- Legend of the 8 Samurai
- Легенда восьми самураев
- A nyolc szamuráj legendája
- Die Legende von den acht Samurai
- 사토미 팔견전
- La Légende des huit samouraïs
- La leyenda de los ocho samuráis
- 新里見八犬傳
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- 里见八犬传
- A Lenda dos Oito Samurais
- Legenda o ośmiu samurajach
- 8 ลูกแก้ว อภินิหาร
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Legend of the Eight Samurai FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Legend of the Eight Samurai, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Legend of the Eight Samurai?
Legend of the Eight Samurai runs 2 hours 13 minutes (133 minutes).
When was Legend of the Eight Samurai released?
Legend of the Eight Samurai was released on December 10, 1983.
Who directed Legend of the Eight Samurai?
Legend of the Eight Samurai was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
More films by Kinji Fukasaku Who is in the cast of Legend of the Eight Samurai?
Legend of the Eight Samurai stars Yûki Meguro as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji, Hiroko Yakushimaru as Princess Shizu and Keiko Matsuzaka as Princess Fuse (voice), among 61 credited actors.
Does Legend of the Eight Samurai have a post-credit scene?
No. Legend of the Eight Samurai has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Legend of the Eight Samurai in?
The original language of Legend of the Eight Samurai is Japanese.
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