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Hunter in the Dark (1979)

Name: Hunter in the Dark
Director: Hideo Gosha
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
Released: 1979-06-17
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Ayumi Ishida, Makoto Fujita, Isao Natsuyagi

137 min · Japan · Dir. Hideo Gosha

Action Adventure Drama Crime 1979 movies

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.