Hunter in the Dark
62% Match
1979
2h 17m
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.
Director
Hideo Gosha
Writers
Kaneo Ikegami
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Cast
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
