Quick Facts
DirectorHideo Gosha
Runtime2h 17m
GenresAction · Adventure · Crime · Drama
Release1979-06-17
Film
Hunter in the Dark
1979· 2h 17m· Action· Adventure· Crime· Drama
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.
1979-06-17
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Key Crew
DirectorHideo Gosha
ScreenplayKaneo Ikegami
ProducerGin'ichi Kishimoto
Director of PhotographyTadashi Sakai
Original Music ComposerMasaru Satō
EditorMichio Suwa
Full cast & crew (24 cast · 11 crew)
Details
Released1979-06-17
Runtime2h 17m
StatusReleased
StudiosShochiku · Haiyuza Theater Company
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.3/10 · 20 votes
Original languageja
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