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Hunter in the Dark

Yami no karyudo

Japan

1979

137 Min
Color
2.35:1
Japanese
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DIR Hideo Gosha

PROD Gin'ichi Kishimoto, Masayuki Satô, Shigemi Sugisaki

SCR Hideo Gosha

DP Tadashi Sakai

CAST Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoshio Harada, Ayumi Ishida, Keiko Kishi, Kayo Matsuo, Tetsurô Tanba, Hajime Hana, Kôji Yakusho, Sonny Chiba

ED Michio Suwa

MUSIC Masaru Satô

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. —IMDb

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Hideo Gosha

Hideo Gosha was born on February 26, 1929, in Tokyo. After graduating with a business degree from Meiji University, Gosha worked for several years as a reporter for Nippon Television. By 30, he moved to Fuji TV where he became Chief Producer and Director. One popular show he produced, Sanbiki no Samurai (Three Outlaw Samurai), caught the eye of Shochiku Studios and he was soon offered a contract.

His first film, also called Three Outlaw Samurai (an adaptation of the television series), premiered in 1964. A brilliant debut, the film not only marks the beginning of Gosha’s distinct style, but also features the first of twelve collaborations with the actor, Tetsuro Tamba (who also appears in The Geisha). Its success opened the door for other television shows that eventually made the transition to the big screen, most notably the Zatoichi series. Throughout the decade, Gosha directed several more critical and commercially viable films, including three films, Gohiki no shinshi (Cash… read more

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