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Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝 Satomi Hakken-den) is a 1983 Japanese historical martial arts fantasy film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The script is adapted from a 1982 novel Shin Satomi Hakkenden (新・里見八犬伝) by Toshio Kamata, a loose reworking of the epic serial Nansō Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin.
Original Release
12/10/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hiroko Yakushimaru | Princess Shizu |
| Hiroyuki Sanada | Inue Shinbei Masashi |
| Etsuko Shihomi | Inusaka Keno Tanetomo |
| Minori Terada | Inumura Daikaku Masanori |
| Masaki Kyômoto | Inuzuka Shino Moritaka |
| Shunsuke Kariya | Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori |
| Takuya Fukuhara | Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito |
| Kenji Ôba | Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi |
| Keiko Matsuzaka | Princess Fuse (voice) / Princess Fuse |
| Akira Shioji | Genjin |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hiroko Yakushimaru | Princess Shizu |
| Hiroyuki Sanada | Inue Shinbei Masashi |
| Etsuko Shihomi | Inusaka Keno Tanetomo |
| Minori Terada | Inumura Daikaku Masanori |
| Masaki Kyômoto | Inuzuka Shino Moritaka |
| Shunsuke Kariya | Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori |
| Takuya Fukuhara | Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito |
| Kenji Ôba | Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi |
| Keiko Matsuzaka | Princess Fuse (voice) / Princess Fuse |
| Akira Shioji | Genjin |
| Mamako Yoneyama | Funamushi |
| Nagare Hagiwara | Yonosuke |
| Akira Hamada | Akushiro |
| Tatsuo Endô | Hikiroku |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Hikojii |
| Ryôichi Takayanagi | Ohta Masaharu |
| Mikio Narita | Ohta Sukemasa |
| Nana Okada | Hamaji |
| Yûki Meguro | Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji |
| Mari Natsuki | Tamazusa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hiroshi Sugawara | Producer |
| Masao Satô | Producer |
| Izumi Toyoshima | Producer |
