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
Smiley Ohara
Keiko Kishi
as Omon
Kayo Matsuo
as Oren
Hajime Hana
as Hanba
Hideji Ōtaki
as Shiba
Daisuke Ryū
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Gomyo Kiyoemon
Tetsuro Tamba
as Okitsugu Tanuma
Mikio Narita
as Gosun
Yoshi Katō
as Zenzaemon
Hideo Murota
Hachiro Azuma
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
as Narrator
Ayumi Ishida
as Oriwa
Makoto Fujita
as Kasuke
Yoshio Harada
as Yataro Tanigawa
Eijirō Tōno
as Shogen
Sen Yano
Isao Natsuyagi
as Sharaku
Ai Kanzaki
as Osaki
Tatsuo Umemiya
as Kawazu
Koji Yakusho
as Kuwano
Sonny Chiba
as Samon Shimoguni
Fujiko Nara
