Hunter in the Dark/ 闇の狩人
- 1979-06-17
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
- Yoshio Harada, Hideji Ōtaki, Makoto Fujita, Eijirō Tōno, Sen Yano, Koji Yakusho, Isao Natsuyagi, Hideo Murota, Sonny Chiba, Tetsuro Tamba, Keiko Kishi, Daisuke Ryū, Kayo Matsuo, Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikio Narita, Hajime Hana, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Ayumi Ishida, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yoshi Katō, Ai Kanzaki, Smiley Ohara, Fujiko Nara, Hachiro Azuma
- 2 h. 17 min.
- 6.5/10
- 17
- Japan
- Shochiku, Haiyuza Theater Company
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.