Hunter in the Dark (1979)
闇の狩人
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
- Date of release
- 1979-06-17
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
- Director
- Hideo Gosha
Casting
- Tatsuya Nakadai — Gomyo Kiyoemon
- Keiko Kishi — Omon
- Ayumi Ishida — Oriwa
- Makoto Fujita — Kasuke
- Isao Natsuyagi — Sharaku
- Kayo Matsuo — Oren
- Ai Kanzaki — Osaki
- Tatsuo Umemiya — Kawazu
- Hajime Hana — Hanba
- Yoshio Harada — Yataro Tanigawa
- Tetsuro Tamba — Okitsugu Tanuma
- Koji Yakusho — Kuwano
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