Hunter in the Dark
闇の狩人
Release: 1979-06-17
·Runtime: 137m
·★ 6.3
Action
Adventure
Drama
Crime
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Shochiku
Haiyuza Theater Company
Cast
Daisuke Ryū
Sen Yano
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
as Narrator
Keiko Kishi
as Omon
Tetsuro Tamba
as Okitsugu Tanuma
Hideji Ōtaki
as Shiba
Sonny Chiba
as Samon Shimoguni
Kayo Matsuo
as Oren
Tatsuo Umemiya
as Kawazu
Mikio Narita
as Gosun
Hachiro Azuma
Smiley Ohara
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Gomyo Kiyoemon
Makoto Fujita
as Kasuke
Isao Natsuyagi
as Sharaku
Yoshio Harada
as Yataro Tanigawa
Koji Yakusho
as Kuwano
Yoshi Katō
as Zenzaemon
Eijirō Tōno
as Shogen
Fujiko Nara
Ayumi Ishida
as Oriwa
Ai Kanzaki
as Osaki
Hajime Hana
as Hanba
Hideo Murota
