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Legend of the Eight Samurai provides examples of:

• Action Girl: Shizu-hime
• Blood Bath: Tamazusa bathes in blood to rejuvenate herself.
• Crossdresser: Keno is a Shirabyoshi. Shizu-hime pulls a Sweet Polly Oliver while on the run from Tamazusa's thugs.
• Hey, It's That Guy!: Sonny Chiba (Dosetsu) is practically a martial-arts film industry unto himself. His protege Hiroyuki "Henry" Sanada (Shinbei) is a prolific actor as well.
• Lady of War: Keno
• The Ojou: Shizu
• They Just Didn't Care: The English dub is horrendous. In particular, the words "samurai" and "ninja" are used interchangeably.
• Vain Sorceress: Tamazusa