Film
Hunter in the Dark
1979Directed by Hideo Gosha
Where to watch
Stream
- Criterion Channel
Rent
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Buy
- Amazon Video
- Apple TV Store
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
About Hunter in the Dark
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Crime
Synopsis
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
- Writers
- Shotaro Ikenami
- Kaneo Ikegami
- Original title
- 闇の狩人
