Film

Hunter in the Dark

1979 · 2h 17m · Action · Adventure · Drama

IMDb

7.0

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.

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

Mikio Narita

Gosun

Hideji Ōtaki

Shiba

Yoshi Katō

Zenzaemon

Eijirō Tōno

Shogen

• Hideo GoshaDirector
• Kaneo IkegamiScreenplay
• Shotaro IkenamiNovel
• Shigemi SugisakiProducer
• Gin'ichi KishimotoProducer
• Masayuki SatōProducer
• Tadashi SakaiDirector of Photography
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Michio SuwaEditor

Release date

June 17, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 17m

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime

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