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Hunter in the Dark (1979) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 137 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Hideo Gosha
- Starring
- Daisuke Ryû, Tatsuya Nakadai, Eijirô Tôno, Hideji Ôtaki, Hideo Murota, Keiko Kishi
Yataro Tanigawa, a one‑eyed hired assassin, earns the respect of yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon through his remarkable skill. Impressed, Gomyo appoints Tanigawa as his personal guard, a yojimbo, to shield him during a dangerous inter‑clan war. Tanigawa swiftly climbs the clan’s ranks, yet he soon confronts the daunting threat posed by his lord’s overwhelming number of enemies.
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