Legend of the Eight Samurai

In the epic fantasy film "Legend of the Eight Samurai," Princess Shizu (Hiroko Yakushimaru) finds herself on the run from her enemies after her family is brutally slain. She soon discovers that a curse has been placed upon her clan and must enlist the aid of eight powerful samurai warriors, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba), to rescue her remaining court members and exact revenge on those who killed her family.