Complete [J-Movie] Satomi Hakkenden

Version 1

Title: 里見八犬伝

Title (romaji): Satomi Hakkenden

Also known as: Legend of the Eight Samurai

Genre: Historical drama, fantasy

Episodes: 1

Broadcast period: December 10, 1983

Synopsis

The story follows Shizu-hime (Hiroko Yakushimaru), her family slain and on the run from her enemies. As she escapes she is found by the vagabond Shinbei (Hiroyuki Sanada), before being rescued from her pursuers by Dōsetsu (Sonny Chiba). He tells her the legend of a curse on her family, and of eight beads that identify eight dog-warriors who can lift it, of which he and his companion are two. To defeat the evil queen Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki) who killed her family, they must find all eight. But Shinbei hears of Shizu-hime's identity, and vows to collect the reward for capturing her.

Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Shizu-Hime

Hiroyuki Sanada as Inue Shinbee Masashi

Sonny Chiba as Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo

Minori Terada as Inumura Daikaku Masanori

Masaki Kyomoto as Inuzuka Shino Moritaka

Etsuko Shihomi as Inusaka Keno Tanetomo

Takuya Fukuhara as Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō

Shunsuke Kariya as Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori

Kenji Ōba as Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi

Keiko Matsuzaka as Fuse-Hime

Mari Natsuki as Tamazusa

Yūki Meguro as Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji

Nagare Hagiwara as Yōnosuke

Mamako Yoneyama as Funamushi

Akira Shioji as Genjin

Nana Okada as Hamaji

Akira Hamada as Akushirō

Nagare Hagiwara as Yōnosuke

Version 2

Title: 里見八犬伝

Title (romaji): Satomi Hakkenden

Also known as: 南総里見八犬伝 / Nansou Satomi Hakkenden

Genre: Historical drama, fantasy

Episodes: 2

Broadcast network: TBS

Broadcast period: 2006-Jan-02 to 2006-Jan-03

Air time: 21:00

Theme song: Brave Soul by S.E.N.S.

Synopsis

Known as the "greatest samurai novel in Japan", this drama is based on the novel. The tragic romance of a princess and the adventure of eight heroic samurai.

"Satomi Hakkenden" tells the tale of eight samurai brothers and their adventures, with themes of loyalty and family honor, as well as Confucianism, bushido and Buddhist philosophy.

Cast

Takizawa Hideaki as Inuzuka Shino-Moritaka

Komuro Yuta as young Shino

Ayase Haruka as Hamaji

Sato Ryuta as Inukawa Sousuke-Yoshito

Oshio Manabu as Inukai Genbachi-Nobumichi

Shouei as Inuta Kobungo-Yasunori

Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Inuyaama Dousetsu-Tadatomo

Yamada Yu as Inusaka Keno-Tanetomo

Katsuji Ryo as Inumura Daikaku-Masanori

Yamashita Shoon as Inue Shinbei-Masashi

Kanno Miho as Tamazusa

Nakama Yukie as Fuse-hime

Watabe Atsuro as Chuudaihoushi - Kanamari Daisuketakanori

Nagatsuka Kyozo as Satomi Yoshizane

Osugi Ren as Ougigaya Tsusadamasa

Kyomoto Masaki as Ashikaga Shigeuji

Takeda Tetsuya as Komiyama Ittouda

Jinnai Takanori as Akaiwa Ikkaku

Sano Shiro as Makuwari Daiki

Tomosaka Rie as Funamushi

Izumi Pinko as Kamezasa

Yamashita Shinji as Sugikura Kisonosukeujimoto

Sasaki Kuranosuke as Yamashita Sadagane

Kaneda Akio as Yokobori Arimura

Sakaguchi Taku as Ootasuke Tomo

Kohinata Fumiyo as Ootsuka Hikiroku

Tanabe Seiichi as Oboshisa Mojiro

Watanabe Ikkei as Higami Kyuuroku

Sugimoto Tetta as Inuzuka Bansaku

Miura Rieko as Kumi

Kurokawa Tomoka as Nui

Ishiguro Hideo as Makuwari Daiki's slave