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Dark hunter

Dark hunter

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Drama
πŸ“œ Overview: Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name of Yataro Tanigawa. Yaheiji meets Yataro again in Edo, by which time Yataro has become a dark hunter (Hired Assassin). The boss of thieves to whom Yaheiji obeys is killed, and Yaheiji participates in the battle to take his place Yataro helps him defeat and save his life, and Yaheiji also tries to save Yataro from the world of assassins... The drama "Dark Hunter" is based on the novel by Shotaro Ikenami, who is best known for his TV series Onihei Hankacho, Kenkaku Shobai and Fujieda Baian's Shikake-nin. The film version directed by Hideo Gosha is well known, but this version is more faithful to the original.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
πŸ“† Date Released: 1994-04-01
⌚ Running Time: 140 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Hiroaki Murakami original image
Yataro Tanigawa
Hiroaki Murakami
Keizo Kanie original image
Yaheiji
Keizo Kanie
Takahiro Tamura original image
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Takahiro Tamura
Rie Hatada original image
Omichi / Ojun
Rie Hatada
KyΓ΄ko Kishida original image
Ohama
KyΓ΄ko Kishida
Haruka Sugata original image
Oshima
Haruka Sugata
Yoshimi Ashikawa original image
Nobuko
Yoshimi Ashikawa
Takanobu Hozumi original image
Shirogane Tokuzo
Takanobu Hozumi
Yoko Kurita original image
Okichi
Yoko Kurita
Kenji Shiiya original image
Dohara Shinbei
Kenji Shiiya
Kenichiro Sanada original image
Masashichi
Kenichiro Sanada
KΓ΄ji Nakata original image
Goroyama Hansuke
KΓ΄ji Nakata
Tatsuya Jo original image
Narrator
Tatsuya Jo
Ken Nishida original image
Ito Mataemon
Ken Nishida

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