Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version) DVD Region 1

John Murphy (Actor) | Sue Shiomi (Actor) | Hiroku Yokoshimaru (Actor) | Sonny Chiba (Actor)

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Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version)

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The legendary director of Battle Royale and countless yakuza classics, Fukasaku Kinji reinvented the period genre in 1983 with Legend of the Eight Samurai. Both fabulously epic and colorfully campy, this sweeping period fantasy was very popular in Japan and has long been a cult hit in the West. Adapted from the 19th-century anthology Satomi Hakken-Den, the film stars 80s idol Yakushimaru Hiroko (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), a young and agile Sanada Hiroyuki (The Twilight Samurai), and the iconic Sonny Chiba. The sprawling action, over-the-top story, dazzling sets, and cheesy special effects make the film an instant 80s classic. Not to mention giant centipedes, evil flying snakes, eyeball-eating witches, and murderous vixens bathing in blood.

Cursed by vengeful spirits, the Satomi clan is brutally wiped out by evil demons, leaving only young Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru Hiroko) to fight the curse. She is saved by monk Inumura Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba), who tells her about the legend of eight warriors destined to protect the last Satomi clan member. To defeat the evil forces that hunt her day and night, Shizu sets out to find the eight warriors, and she soon meets her first protector in the unlikely form of reckless would-be samurai Shinbei (Sanada Hiroyuki). Shizu and Shinbei journey together to seek out the other warriors, growing rather close in the process, but they have plenty of demon company.

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Product Title:	Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version) Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version) Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version) Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version) Legend of the Eight Samurai (US Version)
Also known as:	The Legend Of The 8 Samurai/Legend of Eight Samurai The Legend Of The 8 Samurai/Legend of Eight Samurai The Legend Of The 8 Samurai/Legend of Eight Samurai The Legend Of The 8 Samurai/Legend of Eight Samurai The Legend Of The 8 Samurai/Legend of Eight Samurai
Artist Name(s):	John Murphy (Actor) \| Sue Shiomi (Actor) \| Hiroku Yokoshimaru (Actor) \| Sonny Chiba (Actor) 約翰墨菲 (Actor) \| Sue Shiomi (Actor) \| Hiroku Yokoshimaru (Actor) \| Sonny Chiba (Actor) 约翰墨菲 (Actor) \| Sue Shiomi (Actor) \| Hiroku Yokoshimaru (Actor) \| Sonny Chiba (Actor) John Murphy (Actor) \| Sue Shiomi (Actor) \| Hiroku Yokoshimaru (Actor) \| Sonny Chiba (Actor) John Murphy (Actor) \| Sue Shiomi (Actor) \| Hiroku Yokoshimaru (Actor) \| Sonny Chiba (Actor)
Director:	kadokawa haruki kadokawa haruki kadokawa haruki 角川春樹／著 kadokawa haruki
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Release Date:	2003-07-29
UPC Code:	089859835421
Language:	English, Japanese
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	VCI Home Video (Video Communications, Inc.)
Package Weight:	95 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004428166