Hunter in the Dark

Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Hideo Gosha

Status Released

Release Date 1979-06-17

Storyline

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.