Legend of the Eight Samurai
里見八犬伝
Legend of the Eight Samurai On Soap2Day. The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Action
- Country: Japan
- Director: Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Minori Terada, Masaki Kyomoto, Etsuko Shihomi, Takuya Fukuhara, Shunsuke Kariya, Kenji Ohba, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mari Natsuki, Yûki Meguro, Nagare Hagiwara, Mamako Yoneyama, Akira Shioji, Akira Hamada, Tatsuo Endō, Seizō Fukumoto, Mikio Narita, Masataka Naruse, Harumi Sone,