Pairs in Legend of Eight Samurai
It seems like there were a lot of pairs in this movie. Maybe it's easier to keep track of all the characters by putting them into groups.
Mother/Son: Tamazusa and Motofuji, Tamazusa and Shinbei
Brother/Brother: Shinbei and Motofuji
Brother/Sister: Shino and Hamaji
Samurai/Samurai: Dosetsu and Daikaku
Large/Small: Kobungo and Sosuke
Hamaji's Killer/Hamaji's Lover: Keno and Shino
Man/Woman: Shinbei and Shizu
Man/Woman: Yonosuke and Keno
Witch/Wizard: Funamushi and Genjin
Clan/Clan: Hikita and Satomi