A cartoonish, annoyingly over-the-top slapstick fest.
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1984)
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Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A princess whose clan is destroyed by an army of phantom warriors, bands together with eight masterless samurai to defeat the ghostly swordsmen. Along the way, they learn that a powerful witch is... A princess whose clan is destroyed by an army of phantom warriors, bands together with eight masterless samurai to defeat the ghostly swordsmen. Along the way, they learn that a powerful witch is in command of the ghosts, and it is she that must be defeated in order to enact their brutal but necessary vengeance. [More]
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Hiroku Yokoshimaru, Sue Shiomi, Hiroyuki Sanada
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Hiroku Yokoshimaru, Sue Shiomi, Hiroyuki Sanada
Director: Haruki Kadokawa
Director: Haruki Kadokawa
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| 14% 14% | The Ugly Truth |
| 98% 98% | Up |
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| 68% 68% | Funny People |
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| 45% 45% | Shorts |
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