Die Legende von den acht Samurai (1983)
Der böse Hikita Clan erhebt sich von den Toten und ermordet die Familie von Prinzessin Shizu, die selbst zum menschlichen Opfer des Clans werden soll. Auf sich alleine gestellt sucht Shizu nach acht legendären Samurai-Kriegern, die dazu bestimmt sind, sie zu schützen. Jeder der acht Samurai trägt einen mysteriösen Kristall bei sich, die dabei helfen können, den Fluch zu überwinden, der auf Shizus Familie liegt. Die böse Königin, mit der sie sich dabei konfrontiert sehen, badet nicht nur zum Erhalt ihrer Jugend in Blut, sondern wird auch von zahlreichen gefährlichen Kreaturen geschützt. Erst im Angesicht großer Gefahr erkennen die Samurai, dass sie ihren tödlichen Auftrag nur als Gruppe erfüllen können...
Der Regisseur:
Kinji Fukasaku
Die Autor:
Kinji Fukasaku, 鎌田敏夫.
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薬師丸ひろ子 as Princess Shizu |
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Hiroyuki Sanada as Inue Shinbei Masashi |
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Sonny Chiba as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo |
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Minori Terada as Inumura Daikaku Masanori |
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京本政樹 as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka |
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志穂美悦子 as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo |
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Takuya Fukuhara as Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito |
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苅谷俊介 as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori |
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Kenji Ohba as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi |
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松坂慶子 as Princess Fuse (voice) |
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Mari Natsuki as Tamazusa |
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Yuki Meguro as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji |
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萩原流行 as Yonosuke |
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ヨネヤマママコ as Funamushi |
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汐路章 as Genjin |
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浜田晃 as Akushiro |
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遠藤太津朗 as Hikiroku |
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福本清三 as Retainer B |
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Mikio Narita as Ohta Sukemasa |
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成瀬正孝 as Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse) |
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曽根晴美 as Hinoue Miyaroku |
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高柳良一 as Ohta Masaharu |
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Taiji Tonoyama as Hikojii |
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岡田奈々 as Hamaji |
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清水昭博 as Flute Samurai |
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Akio Kobune as Black Samurai D |
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山本亨 as |
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関根大学 as Black Samurai B |
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Emi Uema as Village Girl |
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Emiko Maekawa as Poison Girl D |
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Hiroko Suwa as Poison Girl E |
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白井滋郎 as Black Samurai F |
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細川純一 as Black Samurai H |
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Keiko Moriyama as Poison Girl C |
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池田謙治 as |
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石丸謙二郎 as Banquet Samurai A |
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Kiyokazu Inoue as |
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Mai Ooishi as Poison Girl B |
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北城真記子 as Masaka |
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Masao Hirakawa as Retainer D |
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Mayumi Matsumura as Poison Girl F |
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唐沢民賢 as |
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鈴木瑞穂 as Guide Samurai |
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Naoto Ikeda as Village Boy |
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Noboru Maro as Black Samurai C |
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Noriko Kojima as Poison Girl A |
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峰蘭太郎 as Retainer C |
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小峰隆司 as Peasant |
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Ryûji Tsubaki as |
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井上誠吾 as Black Samurai A |
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Seiichi Ehara as Black Samurai E |
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Shiro Takano as Banquet Man |
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Shoji Sawada as |
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畑中猛重 as Banquet Samurai B |
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藤沢徹衛 as Black Samurai G |
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岡島艶子 as Old Village Woman |
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Yasuhiro Suzuki as Arimura |
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Yôko Inagaki as |
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Yôko Miyanagi as |
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Yukio Miyagi as |
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Yuko Kada as Kohagi |
| Directing | Kinji Fukasaku | Director |
| Directing | Yoshikuni Matsunaga | Assistant Director |
| Camera | 仙元誠三 | Director of Photography |
| Art | 今村力 | Production Design |
| Writing | Kinji Fukasaku | Screenplay |
| Writing | 鎌田敏夫 | Screenplay |
| Production | 菅原浩志 | Producer |
| Sound | Joey Carbone | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Masahide Sakuma | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Tetuzo Osawa | Visual Effects |
| Art | 今村力 | Art Direction |
| Sound | Yukio Aizawa | Music |
| Sound | Toshio Kihara | Music |
| Sound | 難波弘之 | Music |
| Sound | Richie Zito | Music |
| Crew | 矢島信男 | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Writing | 鎌田敏夫 | Novel |
| Production | 角川春樹 | Producer |
| Crew | Hiroo Minami | Stunt Coordinator |