Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

1979 ja 137 minutes

Rating: 6.529

Plot

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.

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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Gomyo Kiyoemon

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Omon

Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida

Oriwa

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Kasuke

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Sharaku

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Oren

Ai Kanzaki

Ai Kanzaki

Osaki

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Kawazu

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Hanba

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Yataro Tanigawa

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Okitsugu Tanuma

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Kuwano

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Gosun

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Shiba

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Zenzaemon

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Shogen

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Samon Shimoguni

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Fujiko Nara

Fujiko Nara

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Hachiro Azuma

Hachiro Azuma

Smiley Ohara

Smiley Ohara

Sen Yano

Sen Yano

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Narrator

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