Hunter in the Dark (1979)
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
Writer:
Kaneo Ikegami
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Gomyo Kiyoemon |
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Keiko Kishi as Omon |
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Ayumi Ishida as Oriwa |
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Makoto Fujita as Kasuke |
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Isao Natsuyagi as Sharaku |
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Kayo Matsuo as Oren |
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Ai Kanzaki as Osaki |
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Tatsuo Umemiya as Kawazu |
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Hajime Hana as Hanba |
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Yoshio Harada as Yataro Tanigawa |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Okitsugu Tanuma |
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Koji Yakusho as Kuwano |
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Mikio Narita as Gosun |
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Hideji Ōtaki as Shiba |
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Yoshi Katō as Zenzaemon |
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Eijirō Tōno as Shogen |
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Sonny Chiba as Samon Shimoguni |
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Hideo Murota as |
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Fujiko Nara as |
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Daisuke Ryū as |
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Hachiro Azuma as |
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Smiley Ohara as |
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Sen Yano as |
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Toshiyuki Hosokawa as Narrator |
| Editing | Michio Suwa | Editor |
| Writing | Shotaro Ikenami | Novel |
| Production | Shigemi Sugisaki | Producer |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Producer |
| Production | Masayuki Satō | Producer |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Hideo Gosha | Director |
| Writing | Kaneo Ikegami | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Tadashi Sakai | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
| Sound | Tetsuya Ohashi | Sound Recordist |
