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Eight Views of Samurai (1958)

Movie ★ 6.0 95 min

Drama History

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.

Tai Katō Director

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Released
May 27, 1958
Runtime
95 min
IMDb
tt8409950
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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa Utaemon Ichikawa Kōtarō Satomi Kōtarō Satomi Yumiko Hasegawa Yumiko Hasegawa Keiko Yukishiro Keiko Yukishiro Eitarō Shindō Eitarō Shindō Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki Shunji Sakai Shunji Sakai Susumu Fujita Susumu Fujita Kunio Kaga Kunio Kaga Kusuo Abe Kusuo Abe Jun Usami Jun Usami Chinami Katsuura Kazuo Ishii Shin Tokudaiji Shin Tokudaiji Junko Takashima Akiko Kazami Akiko Kazami Eriko Yoshida

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Frequently asked questions

What is Eight Views of Samurai about?
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.
Who directed Eight Views of Samurai?
Eight Views of Samurai was directed by Tai Katō.
Who stars in Eight Views of Samurai?
Eight Views of Samurai stars Utaemon Ichikawa, Kōtarō Satomi, Yumiko Hasegawa, Keiko Yukishiro.
When was Eight Views of Samurai released?
Eight Views of Samurai is a 1958 drama, history film.
Where can I watch Eight Views of Samurai?
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