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Hunter in the Dark (Japanese: 闇の狩人, Hepburn: Yami no Karyudo) is a 1979 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel of the same title.[1][2][3]

Hunter in the Dark
Directed by	Hideo Gosha
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai Yoshio Harada Tetsuro Tamba Mikio Narita Keiko Kishi Ayumi Ishida Sonny Chiba
Music by	Masaru Sato
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	June 17, 1979 (1979-06-17) ( Japan)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

Sasaio Heizaburo is a skilled sword samurai with amnesia. one day he meet Gomyo Kiyoemon. Kiyoemon gave him the name Tanigawa Yataro and starts using him as a hit man.[4][5][6]

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai as Gomyo Kiyoemon
• Yoshio Harada as Tanigawa Yataro(Sasao Heizaburo)
• Tetsuro Tamba as Tanuma Ogitsugu
• Mikio Narita as Toramatsu
• Makoto Fujita as Kasuke
• Hajime Hana as Sukegorō
• Tatsuo Umemiya as Yaichi
• Kōji Yakusho as Kuwano
• Hideo Murota as Sakimatsu
• Hideji Otaki as Jihei
• Eijirō Tōno as Shōgen
• Daisuke Ryu as Bunkichi
• Keiko Kishi as Omon
• Ayumi Ishida as Oriha
• Isao Natsuyagi as Matsu
• Sonny Chiba as Shimoguni Samon

Production

• Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction

References

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