Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

[Scott]

THE LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1983)[/url] - This a good fantasy samurai film directed by Kinji Fukasaku who also directed THE GREEN SLIME (1968), MESSAGE FROM SPACE (1978), and BATTLE ROYALE (2000). Sonny Chiba even has a role in this unusual Japanese film. You'll like the sets, images, and characters as 8 Samurai gather to help a princess take on a clan of the undead. Some strange moments in this film. Nice addition for anybody's collection.

[akiratubo]

Awful, awful movie.  It was actually good enough as a time waster until the end.

After the samurai all died so that Princess Stupid b***h could reclaim her throne, she just poo-pooed that idea and ran off with Dumbass.  (I don't remember any of the names.)  There haven't been many ending that p**sed me off so much as that one.  I knew that most of them were going to die but I figured at least Princess Stupid b***h would get her throne back and Dumbass would go off adventuring.  Nope!

Stupid, $#@! movie.

[Scott]

LOL, Well some how I managed to enjoy the film a lot. You might have a point about the ending. How about the occasional 80's music that slips  in  when the young hero is riding horseback? That really seems out of place Phew. Still a great film.

[Shadowphile]

Even though the eight characters are referred to as Ninja through the whole movie and not Samurai.

Had to love Chiba's heroic death scene.....

[Scott]

How about the son of the evil queen. He was quite a creepy figure and then to have that full mother/son kiss. This was a wild film.

[sideorderofninjas]

About half of the Samurai were hard enough to tell apart.  Though the inflatable snake was great...

[Shadowphile]

Look!  I also carry one of the amazing glowing marbles.  Did they borrow them from the prop box from Hawk the Slayer or vice versa?


I see you wield useless trivia like a katana.  I too have that skill.