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Eight Brave Brothers (1959)
Directed by Kokichi Uchide
Overview
One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars, felt sorry for a small dog that was about to be swallowed by a giant snake like a giant tree, and killed the serpent in a fierce battle and saved the puppy. Yoshimi decided to keep the puppy, naming it Hachibo. Now the Serpent Demon is determined to destroy Takita Castle, while Hachibo defends it with his life. His spirit is split into eight, and eight brave warriors must unite to defeat the demoness snake.
Length 58 minutes
Actors
Sentarô Fushimi | Koinosuke Onoe | Kotaro Satomi | Shintaro Takashima | Kôtarô Yamate | Seishiro Sawamura | Kentaro Ozato | Kyonosuke Nango | Kensaku Hara | Yûki Meguro | Kunio Kaga | Kyoji Sugi | Atsuko Nakazato | Hiromi Hanazono | Yoshiko Yashioji | Eiko Maruyama | Kusuo Abe | Yoshio Yoshida | Masao Hori | Shinichi Hamada | Kazuo Kishida | Ryûtarô Gomi | Iwao Daimaru | Tokinosuke Nakamura | Yachiyo Kirishima | Momonosuke Ichikawa | Kyôji Tôyama | Kokichi Nakamura | Michisaburo Segawa | Kyôichi Hara | Sôji Kiyokawa | Hiroshi Fujikawa | Harue Akagi | Harumi Matsukaze | 品治京子 | Kiyoe Fuji | 光美知子 | 海野治子 | Kazuo Tokita | Reiko Miyama | Hideo Higashi | Toyoko Yoshino | Otabe Michimaro | Shinnosuke Ogata | Shûjirô Kijima | Ichiro Fukui