I'll admit it: my attention was not held by this movie throughout its entire running time. I did have a few beers to drink though, so that may have been a contributing factor. While this movie is not bad, it's not all that good-just a notch above "ok" The poor dubbing and cheesy ...( read more)
Hiroko Yakushimaru,
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Sonny Chiba,
Etsuko Shihomi,
Yuki Meguro
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Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai who are destined to help a beautiful young princess overcome a curse on her family. They go against an ev...( read more
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May 17, 2008
Judging from the stills I've seen, this has the most amazing colour scheme in a film outside of eroguru. Well, it is kind of eroguru, though not primarily. Having a young Sanada Hiroyuki as the lead male (not, as the covers suggest, Sonny Chiba, who this time round is in the supp...( read more)
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