Hunter in the Dark
- Released on
Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
•- Runtime
- 137 mins
(16 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Keiko Kishi
- Ayumi Ishida
- Makoto Fujita
- Isao Natsuyagi
- Kayo Matsuo
- Ai Kanzaki
- Tatsuo Umemiya
- Hajime Hana
- Yoshio Harada
- Tetsuro Tamba
- Koji Yakusho
- Mikio Narita
- Hideji Ōtaki
- Yoshi Katō
- Eijirō Tōno
- Sonny Chiba
- Hideo Murota
- Fujiko Nara
- Daisuke Ryū
- Hachiro Azuma
- Smiley Ohara
- Sen Yano
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Director
- Hideo Gosha
Producers
- Gin'ichi Kishimoto
- Masayuki Satō
- Shigemi Sugisaki
Screenwriter
- Kaneo Ikegami