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  • The 8th Samurai (2009)
  • Short | 28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The 8th Samurai (2009)
Short | 28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

It is the early 1950s and Japanese Cinema is reaching international acclaim. Nanshu, a poor man with a big heart, is struggling to break into the booming film business, but the only thing keeping him from success is his desire to be the ...See moreIt is the early 1950s and Japanese Cinema is reaching international acclaim. Nanshu, a poor man with a big heart, is struggling to break into the booming film business, but the only thing keeping him from success is his desire to be the best. After numerous failed attempts, he gets the chance of a lifetime. During an encounter with Japan most ambitious film director, he lands a lead role as one of the eight samurai that will save a village from group of bandits in a new epic film about to go into production. For Nanshu, this is more than just a lead role, it is his ticket out of poverty. But the night before the first day of shooting, the director has a troublesome dream. A dream that will dictated the fate of the film and the fate of Nanshu. And after months of training, there is only one thing Nanshu didn't prepare for: being fired. Written by Anonymous See less
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Justin Ambrosino (written by)
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Apr 2009 (United States)
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29 cast members
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Eijiro Ozaki
Nanshu Nanshu   See fewer
Takashi Yamaguchi
Hori-chan Hori-chan   See fewer
Hiroshi Watanabe
The Producer The Producer   See fewer
Toshi Toda
The Director The Director   See fewer
Ikuma Ando
Gonda Gonda   See fewer
Yuki Matsuzaki
Yama-san Yama-san   See fewer
Satomi Okuno
Chie-chan Chie-chan   See fewer
TJ Kayama
Ken-chan Ken-chan   See fewer
Mari Endo
Midori Midori   See fewer
Takaaki Kouyama
Samurai Samurai   See fewer
Ryo Okamura
Samurai Samurai   See fewer
Isao Hashimoto
Samurai Samurai   See fewer
Avery Wada
Samurai (as Koji Wada) Samurai (as Koji Wada)   See fewer
Kei Hirayama
Samurai Samurai   See fewer
Rio Ebisu
Actor Actor   See fewer
Teruko Nakajima
Actress (as Teruko Kataoka) Actress (as Teruko Kataoka)   See fewer
Taro Ohashi
Bandit Bandit   See fewer
Taishi Mizuno
Nobu-san Nobu-san   See fewer
Kou Muto
Actor Actor   See fewer
Yutaka Ono
Actor Actor   See fewer
Shin Shimizu
Actor (as Shinichiro Shimizu) Actor (as Shinichiro Shimizu)   See fewer
Hiroshi Ueha
Villager Villager   See fewer
Sayo
Actress (as Sayo Harris) Actress (as Sayo Harris)   See fewer
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