Rent Legend of the 8 Samurai (1984)
3.3 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 16min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- 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 (Hiroko Yakushimaru). In the process if 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 crystals, 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.
- Actors:
- Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin'ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shiomi, Yûki Meguro, Mari Natsuki, Nana Okada, Masaki Kyômoto, Kenji Ohba, Nagare Hagiwara, Tatsuo Endô, Takuya Fukuhara, Seizô Fukumoto, Akira Hamada, Shunsuke Kariya, Mikio Narita, Tadashi Naruse, Akira Shioji, Harumi Sone, Ryôichi Takayanagi
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Producers:
- Masao Satô, Hiroshi Sugawara, Izumi Toyoshima
- Voiced By:
- Keiko Matsuzaka
- Writers:
- Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Kamata
- Aka:
- Satomi hakken-den / Legend of the Eight Samurai
- Studio:
- Adness
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/02/2025
- Run Time:
- 136 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dubbed LPCM Mono, Japanese
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
- New Interview with Kinji Fukasaku's son, filmmaker Kenta Fukasaku
- New video essay by film historian and critic Stuart Galbraith IV
- Theatrical trailer
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