Legend of the Eight Samurai (blu ray) standard edition
LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1983) is Kinji Fukasakuās epic adventure featuring Sonny Chiba and an ensemble cast.
A Japanese box-office sensation directed by the reveredĀ Kinji FukasakuĀ (Battle Royale),Ā Legend of the Eight SamuraiĀ brings together an impressive ensemble cast, includingĀ Hiroko YakushimaruĀ (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun),Ā Hiroyuki SanadaĀ (Ring),Ā Sonny ChibaĀ (Message from Space) andĀ Etsuko ShihomiĀ (The Street Fighter), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama.
The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the ghoulish members of the undead Hikita Clan. The last Satomi survivor is Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru), who goes into hiding to avoid meeting the same fate as her family. Left to wander on her own, she eventually becomes entangled with farmer-turned-soldier Shinbei (Sanada) and then a pair of warrior monks who reveal themselves to be two of eight fabledĀ Hakkenden āĀ or āDog Warriorsā ā who can lift the curse that has been placed upon her family. Together, they must find the rest of theĀ HakkendenĀ and take on the leader of the Hikita Clan: the evil Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki).
FollowingĀ Message from Space, which transported the story to a science fiction setting,Ā Legend of the Eight SamuraiĀ is Fukasakuās second loose adaptation of Toshio Kamata'sĀ Shin Satomi Hakkenden, itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakinās earlier epic novelĀ Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.
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Legend of the Eight Samurai (blu ray) standard edition
LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1983) is Kinji Fukasakuās epic adventure featuring Sonny Chiba and an ensemble cast.
A Japanese box-office sensation directed by the reveredĀ Kinji FukasakuĀ (Battle Royale),Ā Legend of the Eight SamuraiĀ brings together an impressive ensemble cast, includingĀ Hiroko YakushimaruĀ (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun),Ā Hiroyuki SanadaĀ (Ring),Ā Sonny ChibaĀ (Message from Space) andĀ Etsuko ShihomiĀ (The Street Fighter), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama.
The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the ghoulish members of the undead Hikita Clan. The last Satomi survivor is Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru), who goes into hiding to avoid meeting the same fate as her family. Left to wander on her own, she eventually becomes entangled with farmer-turned-soldier Shinbei (Sanada) and then a pair of warrior monks who reveal themselves to be two of eight fabledĀ Hakkenden āĀ or āDog Warriorsā ā who can lift the curse that has been placed upon her family. Together, they must find the rest of theĀ HakkendenĀ and take on the leader of the Hikita Clan: the evil Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki).
FollowingĀ Message from Space, which transported the story to a science fiction setting,Ā Legend of the Eight SamuraiĀ is Fukasakuās second loose adaptation of Toshio Kamata'sĀ Shin Satomi Hakkenden, itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakinās earlier epic novelĀ Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.
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LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1983) is Kinji Fukasakuās epic adventure featuring Sonny Chiba and an ensemble cast.
A Japanese box-office sensation directed by the reveredĀ Kinji FukasakuĀ (Battle Royale),Ā Legend of the Eight SamuraiĀ brings together an impressive ensemble cast, includingĀ Hiroko YakushimaruĀ (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun),Ā Hiroyuki SanadaĀ (Ring),Ā Sonny ChibaĀ (Message from Space) andĀ Etsuko ShihomiĀ (The Street Fighter), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama.
The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the ghoulish members of the undead Hikita Clan. The last Satomi survivor is Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru), who goes into hiding to avoid meeting the same fate as her family. Left to wander on her own, she eventually becomes entangled with farmer-turned-soldier Shinbei (Sanada) and then a pair of warrior monks who reveal themselves to be two of eight fabledĀ Hakkenden āĀ or āDog Warriorsā ā who can lift the curse that has been placed upon her family. Together, they must find the rest of theĀ HakkendenĀ and take on the leader of the Hikita Clan: the evil Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki).
FollowingĀ Message from Space, which transported the story to a science fiction setting,Ā Legend of the Eight SamuraiĀ is Fukasakuās second loose adaptation of Toshio Kamata'sĀ Shin Satomi Hakkenden, itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakinās earlier epic novelĀ Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.
