Hunter in the Dark
- Original title
- Yami no karyudo (Hunter in the Dark)aka
- AKA
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- Hunter in Darkness
- Year
- 1979
- Running time
- 137 min.
- Country
Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Hideo Gosha. Novel: Shotaro Ikenami
- Cast
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- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Yoshio Harada
- Ayumi Ishida
- Keiko Kishi
- Ai Kanzaki
- Kayo Matsuo
- Tetsurô Tanba
- Hajime Hana
- Kôji Yakusho
- Sonny Chiba
- Isao Natsuyagi
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Genre
- Action. Adventure. Drama | Feudal Japan. 18th Century
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Awards
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1980: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Music. 2 nominations
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