Dark Hunter (1994)
Synopsis
Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name of Yataro Tanigawa. Yaheiji meets Yataro again in Edo, by which time Yataro has become a dark hunter (Hired Assassin). The boss of thieves to whom Yaheiji obeys is killed, and Yaheiji participates in the battle to take his place Yataro helps him defeat and save his life, and Yaheiji also tries to save Yataro from the world of assassins... The drama "Dark Hunter" is based on the novel by Shotaro Ikenami, who is best known for his TV series Onihei Hankacho, Kenkaku Shobai and Fujieda Baian's Shikake-nin. The film version directed by Hideo Gosha is well known, but this version is more faithful to the original.
Release Date: 1994-04-01
Runtime: 140 minutes
Director: Masahisa Sadanaga
Top Cast
- Hiroaki Murakami as Yataro Tanigawa
- Keizo Kanie as Yaheiji
- Takahiro Tamura as Gomyo Kiyoemon
- Rie Hatada as Omichi / Ojun
- Kyôko Kishida as Ohama
- Haruka Sugata as Oshima
- Yoshimi Ashikawa as Nobuko
- Takanobu Hozumi as Shirogane Tokuzo
- Yoko Kurita as Okichi
- Kenji Shiiya as Dohara Shinbei
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