The Legend of the Eight Samurai

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Legend_of_the_Eight_Samurai
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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Tale_of_the_Eight_Samurai
gptkbp:boxOffice $1.5 million
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Tōru_Takemitsu
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Japanese_cinema
gptkbp:director gptkb:Kinji_Fukasaku
gptkbp:distributor Toei Company
gptkbp:features samurai
mythical creatures
action sequences
historical elements
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Yoshinobu_Nishioka
gptkbp:filmography The Eight Samurai series
gptkbp:followedBy The Eight Samurai
gptkbp:genre fantasy
action
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Legend of the Eight Samurai
gptkbp:influenced manga
anime
subsequent samurai films
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Japanese_folklore
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Masaru_Satō
gptkbp:notableFeature none
gptkbp:productionCompany Toei Company
gptkbp:releaseDate December 17, 1983
gptkbp:releaseYear 1983
gptkbp:runtime 120 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy Kazuo Koike
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:feudal_Japan
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Akira_Takarada
gptkb:Katsuo_Nakamura
gptkb:Sonny_Chiba
gptkb:Masumi_Okada
gptkb:Toshiyuki_Nagashima
gptkb:Yoshiko_Matsumoto
gptkb:Mitsuko_Baisho
Kōji Takahashi
Kōji Tsuruta
gptkbp:theme friendship
loyalty
sacrifice
bravery
honor