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Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

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Action   Adventure   Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1979-06-17
⌚ Running Time: 137 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

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

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