Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba
Personal Rating: 3.5/5

"The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu (Hiroko Yakushimaru). In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystals, led by Dosetsu to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede."

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Dragon Princess

Dragon Princess (1976)
Directors: Yataka Kodaira, Yutaka Kohira
Starring: Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba
Personal Rating: 4/5

"When Yumi (Etsuko Shihomi) was a child she witnessed her father Kazuma (Sonny Chiba) ambushed by Nikaido (Bin Amatsu), and his thugs, who want control of the karate world. He spares his life on the condition that he leaves Tokyo. Blinded in one eye, Kazuma flees to New York City with Yumi and trains her himself so she can one day return to Japan and get revenge."

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Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976)
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Starring: Etsuko Shihomi
Personal Rating: 2/5

"Kiku (Etsuko Shihomi) is the only child and her parents run a kimono shop in Kyoto. Her parents desperately want her to find a man and settle down while she is more interested in practicing her marital arts. Drugs are being smuggled into Japan and then sent out of the country via Buddha statues. After her friend Michi’s brother Jim is killed because of this drug trafficking Kiku decides to help Michi avenge her brothers death."

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