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Hunter in the Dark
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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137 min
Release
1979-06-17
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Gomyo Kiyoemon
Keiko Kishi
as Omon
Ayumi Ishida
as Oriwa
Makoto Fujita
as Kasuke
Isao Natsuyagi
as Sharaku
Kayo Matsuo
as Oren
Ai Kanzaki
as Osaki
Tatsuo Umemiya
as Kawazu
Hajime Hana
as Hanba
Yoshio Harada
as Yataro Tanigawa
Tetsuro Tamba
as Okitsugu Tanuma
Koji Yakusho
as Kuwano
Mikio Narita
as Gosun
Hideji Ōtaki
as Shiba
Yoshi Katō
as Zenzaemon
Eijirō Tōno
as Shogen
Sonny Chiba
as Samon Shimoguni
Hideo Murota
Fujiko Nara
Daisuke Ryū
Hachiro Azuma
Smiley Ohara
Sen Yano
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
as NarratorDirector
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