Legend of the Eight Samurai

Aroview: In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be finished off by a vampiric warlord and his clan.

Taken from the renowned novel by Takizawa Bakin, this is a good-humoured romp through martial arts fantasyland, with the added bonus of the charismatic Chiba and Sanada to the fore.