Series: ⾥⾒⼋⽝伝The Legend of the Eight Samurai Medium: Color woodblock Dimensions: Oban triptych Signature: ⼀陽斎Ichiyosai and ⾹蝶楼Kochoro Toyokuni Artist details: Japanese, 1786 - 1864 Date finished: 1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month Publisher: 吉(⼆) Izutsuya Shokichi #50035 She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) Director: Kinji Fukasaku Yoshikuni Matsunaga. Shinbei, now aware of Shizu’s identity, continues to follow them, looking for an opportunity to kidnap Shizu … https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/legend_of_the_eight_samurai Thus Eight Samurai Hounds were born. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) When the murder of a royal family in feudal Japan leaves a princess as the lone survivor, an inexperienced young In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. All the eight sons born to these families bore a birthmark which looked like a peony, as if to signify eight extraordinary fates to be converged. Actors: Etsuko Shihomi Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroyuki Sanada Keiko Matsuzaka Kenji Ohba Masaki Kyômoto Minori Terada Shin'ichi Chiba Shunsuke Kariya Takuya Fukuhara. But Shinbei hears of Shizu-hime's identity, and vows to collect the reward for capturing her. Legend of the Eight Samurai. to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Country: Japan. Genres: Horror, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. In the beautiful Japanese fantasy, eight samurai are called forth from the mists of legend to fulfill their ancient duty to protect a princess from armies of the undead. 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. 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. To defeat the evil queen Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki) who killed her family, they must find all eight. Fantastic Action, colorful Drama, and heartfelt romance make this film a gem of Japanese cinema. Legend of the Eight Samurai In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. Director: Kinji Fukasaku Writers: Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Kamata Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki … Bookmark. The two samurai claim to be two of the eight chosen samurai prophesied to serve Shizu and defeat the curse of the Hikita clan. Legend of the Eight Samurai (SD) 里見八犬伝. LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1983) is a live-action Japanese costume fantasy retelling the oft-told tale of eight warriors identified by their receipt of magic crystal balls sent by a long-dead princess to insure protection of her descendants. He tells her the legend of a curse on her family, and of eight beads that identify eight dog-warriors who can lift it, of which he and his companion are two. Though the title suggests a rip-off of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, the impression is the fault of the American distributor: the original title of the film is Satomi Hakken-den, or Legend of the Eight Dogs of Satomi.No doubt the distributor thought the original title was too peculiar for American audiences, especially since there are no dogs in the movie. 1983 133 min . 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