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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kinji Fukasaku

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Kinji Fukasaku ... (writer)
Toshio Kamata ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroko Yakushimaru ... Princess Shizu
Hiroyuki Sanada ... Inue Shinbei Masashi
Etsuko Shihomi ... Inusaka Keno Tanetomo
Minori Terada ... Inumura Daikaku Masanori
Masaki Kyômoto ... Inuzuka Shino Moritaka
Shunsuke Kariya Shunsuke Kariya ... Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori
Takuya Fukuhara Takuya Fukuhara ... Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito
Kenji Ôba ... Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi (as Kenji Ohba)
Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka ... Princess Fuse (voice)
Akira Shioji Akira Shioji ... Genjin
Mamako Yoneyama Mamako Yoneyama ... Funamushi
Nagare Hagiwara ... Yonosuke
Akira Hamada Akira Hamada ... Akushiro
Tatsuo Endô ... Hikiroku
Taiji Tonoyama ... Hikojii
Ryôichi Takayanagi Ryôichi Takayanagi ... Ohta Masaharu
Mikio Narita ... Ohta Sukemasa
Nana Okada Nana Okada ... Hamaji
Yûki Meguro ... Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji
Mari Natsuki Mari Natsuki ... Tamazusa
Shin'ichi Chiba ... Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo (as Sonny Chiba)
Makiko Kitashiro Makiko Kitashiro ... Masaka
Yûko Kada Yûko Kada ... Kohagi
Mizuho Suzuki ... Sugikura Kisonosuke
Yasuhiro Suzuki Yasuhiro Suzuki ... Arimura
Harumi Sone Harumi Sone ... Hinoue Miyaroku
Kenjirô Ishimaru Kenjirô Ishimaru ... Banquet Samurai A
Takeshige Hatanaka Takeshige Hatanaka ... Banquet Samurai B
Minken Karasawa Minken Karasawa ... Guide Samurai
Shiro Takano Shiro Takano ... Banquet Man
Akihiro Shimizu Akihiro Shimizu ... Flute Samurai
Seigo Inoue Seigo Inoue ... Black Samurai A
Daigaku Sekine Daigaku Sekine ... Black Samurai B
Noboru Maro Noboru Maro ... Black Samurai C
Akio Kobune Akio Kobune ... Black Samurai D
Seiichi Ehara Seiichi Ehara ... Black Samurai E
Jirô Shirai Jirô Shirai ... Black Samurai F
Tetsuo Fujisawa Tetsuo Fujisawa ... Black Samurai G
Junichi Hosokawa Junichi Hosokawa ... Black Samurai H
Noriko Kojima Noriko Kojima ... Poison Girl A
Mai Ooishi Mai Ooishi ... Poison Girl B
Keiko Moriyama Keiko Moriyama ... Poison Girl C
Emiko Maekawa Emiko Maekawa ... Poison Girl D
Hiroko Suwa Hiroko Suwa ... Poison Girl E
Mayumi Matsumura Mayumi Matsumura ... Poison Girl F
Masataka Naruse Masataka Naruse ... Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse)
Seizô Fukumoto ... Retainer B
Rantaro Mine Rantaro Mine ... Retainer C
Masao Hirakawa Masao Hirakawa ... Retainer D
Tsuyako Okajima Tsuyako Okajima ... Old Village Woman
Naoto Ikeda Naoto Ikeda ... Village Boy
Emi Ueda Emi Ueda ... Village Girl
Ryuji Komine Ryuji Komine ... Peasant
Yukio Miyagi Yukio Miyagi
Kenji Ikeda Kenji Ikeda
Ryûji Tsubaki Ryûji Tsubaki
Yôko Miyanagi Yôko Miyanagi
Yôko Inagaki Yôko Inagaki
Shoji Sawada Shoji Sawada
Akira Yamamoto Akira Yamamoto
Kiyokazu Inoue Kiyokazu Inoue

Produced by 

Masao Satô ... producer
Hiroshi Sugawara ... producer
Izumi Toyoshima ... producer

Music by 

Yukio Aizawa
Joey Carbone
Toshio Kihara
Hiroyuki Namba
Masahide Sakuma
Richie Zito

Cinematography by 

Seizô Sengen

Production Design by 

Tsutomu Imamura

Art Direction by 

Tsutomu Imamura ... (as Chikara Imamura)

Set Decoration by 

Osamu Kubota

Costume Design by 

Mamoru Mori
Ken Toyonaka
Takeshi Yamazaki

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Ichirô Higa ... assistant director
Yoshikuni Matsunaga ... assistant director

Art Department 

Kyôko Heya ... assistant art director
Saburô Nishimura ... background artist
Hidemitsu Yamazaki ... assistant art director

Special Effects by 

Nobuo Yajima ... director of special effects

Visual Effects by 

Minoru Nakano ... visual effects artist
Hiroshi Onodera ... optical photography
Tetuzo Osawa ... visual effects designer: Marbling Fine Arts

Stunts 

Hiroo Minami ... horse team

Camera and Electrical Department 

Mutsuo Komine ... assistant gaffer
Norihiko Kuroda ... assistant gaffer
Teruyuki Tamura ... assistant camera
Katsumi Yanagijima ... assistant camera

Music Department 

Joey Carbone ... music producer
John O'Banion ... singer
Richie Zito ... music producer

Additional Crew 

Hiroo Minami ... horse team

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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