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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 10, 1983

Original Title:
里見八犬伝

Alternate Titles:
La légende des huit samourais
Legend of Eight Samurai
Legend of the 8 Samurai
Satomi hakken-den
Η Λεγεώνα των Σαμουράι

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Production Companies:
KADOKAWA
Toei Company

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 133

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Tsutomu Imamura

Assistant Director:
Yoshikuni Matsunaga

Director:
Kinji Fukasaku

Director of Photography:
Seizō Sengen

Music:
Yukio Aizawa
Toshio Kihara
Hiroyuki Namba
Richie Zito

Novel:
Toshio Kamata

Original Music Composer:
Joey Carbone
Masahide Sakuma

Producer:
Hiroshi Sugawara
Haruki Kadokawa

Production Design:
Tsutomu Imamura

Screenplay:
Kinji Fukasaku
Toshio Kamata

Special Effects Coordinator:
Nobuo Yajima

Visual Effects:
Tetuzo Osawa

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