Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

Posted by M@storo on Thursday, February 4, 2016

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

A princess and her band of eight samurai, battle against a powerful witch and her army of warrior ghosts.

Princess Shizu's family is wiped out by an family of undead seeking revenge. The eight samurai can save her, but who and where are they?

Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai who are destined to help a beautiful young princess overcome a curse on her family. They go against an evil queen who bathes in blood to retain her youthfulness. The queen and her son live in a castle protected by many monsters and goblins and assorted apparitions, including giant flying snakes. Many swords, lots of sorcery and plenty of blood.

Original title: 里見八犬伝 (Satomi Hakken-den)

Stars:
Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Kenji Ohba, Etsuko Shihomi (Etsuko Nagabuchi), Keiko Matsuzaka, Mari Natsuki

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