Legend of the Eight Samurai
Legend of the Eight Samurai is a 1983 Japanese historical martial arts fantasy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The script is adapted from Toshio Kamata's 1982 novel Shin Satomi Hakkenden, a loose reworking of the epic serial Nansō Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin.
Synopsis
The story follows Princess Shizu, her family slain and on the run from her enemies. As she escapes she is found by the vagabond Shinbei, before being rescued from her pursuers by Dōsetsu. 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. To defeat the evil queen Tamazusa who killed her family, they must find all eight. But Shinbei hears of Princess Shizu's identity, and vows to collect the reward for capturing her.Cast
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Princess Shizu
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Inue Shinbee Masashi
- Sonny Chiba as Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo
- Minori Terada as Inumura Daikaku Masanori
- Masaki Kyomoto as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
- Etsuko Shihomi as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
- Takuya Fukuhara as Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō
- Shunsuke Kariya as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
- Kenji Ohba as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Princess Fuse
- Mari Natsuki as Tamazusa
- Yūki Meguro as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
- Nagare Hagiwara as Yōnosuke
- Mamako Yoneyama as Funamushi
- Akira Shioji as Genjin
- Tatsuo Endō as Mayuroku
- Nana Okada as Hamaji
- Akira Hamada as Akushirō
Staff
Miniatures Staff | Special Effects Research Laboratory |
Practical Effects Art Photography Production Lighting Assistant Director Scripter Girl Device Gunpowder Photography Assistant Lighting Assistant | Subaru Suzuki, Eiji Shirakuma Tetsuzo Osawa, Yuji Matsubara Masachi Takahashi Yutaka Suzuki Yoji Okamoto Yoshihiro Tomamechi Yasuko Nakano Nobuo Kajitani, Hatsuo Ozawa Ohira Gunpowder Masamichi Hori, Takeshi Kitamura, Junji Ama, Yosaku Shimizu Shogo Senbon, Shoichi Mera, Isao Hayashi |
VFX Crew | Den Film Effects Toho Visual & Art |
Video Compositing | Higashidori ECG System |
Visual Effects Optical Photography Special Effects Supervisor | Minoru Nakano, Takeshi Miyanishi Hiroshi Onodera, Akira Furuyama, Koichi Sugizawa Kazuo Sagawa |
System Manager Technical Director System Engineer Camera VTR | Hiroshi Yamamoto Takao Shimazaki Taichi Miyamoto Hiroshi Kondo Ryo Maeoka |