Hunter in the Dark (film)

is a 1979 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel of the same title.

Plot

Sasaio Heizaburo is a skilled samurai with amnesia. One day, he meets Gomyo Kiyoemon. Kiyoemon gives him the name Tanigawa Yataro and starts using him as a hit man.

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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