Japan / Jun 17, 1979
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tatsuo Umemiya | Kawazu |
| Hajime Hana | Hanba |
| Yoshio Harada | Yataro Tanigawa |
| Tetsuro Tamba | Okitsugu Tanuma |
| Koji Yakusho | Kuwano |
| Mikio Narita | Gosun |
| Hideji Ōtaki | Shiba |
| Yoshi Katō | Zenzaemon |
| Eijirō Tōno | Shogen |
| Sonny Chiba | Samon Shimoguni |
| Hideo Murota | |
| Fujiko Nara | |
| Daisuke Ryū | |
| Hachiro Azuma | |
| Smiley Ohara | |
| Sen Yano | |
| Toshiyuki Hosokawa | Narrator |
Genres
ActionAdventureDramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 闇の狩人 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku, Haiyuza Theater Company |
| Release date | 17 giugno 1979 |
| Production | Shigemi Sugisaki, Gin'ichi Kishimoto, Masayuki Satō |
| Writer | Shotaro Ikenami, Kaneo Ikegami |
| Editing | Michio Suwa |
| Cinematography | Tadashi Sakai |
| Assistant directors | Hideo Gosha |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi |
| Camera operators | Tadashi Sakai |
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| Additional photography | Tadashi Sakai |
| Production design | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Art direction | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Set decoration | Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Tetsuya Ohashi |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Tetsuya Ohashi |
Release dates
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