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    Hunter in the Dark 1979 POSTER

    Hunter in the Dark

    1979

    Japanese

    7.0

    ♡ 2

    86%

    86%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    edo period

    jidaigeki

    Hideo Gosha Hideo Gosha Director Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Gomyo Kiyoemon Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Samon Shimoguni Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Shogen Yoshio Harada Yoshio Harada as Yataro Tanigawa
    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.
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