Dark hunter

Dark hunter (1994)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1994-04-01
  • Runtime: 2h 20min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TV Tokyo
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Masahisa Sadanaga

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Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Kenichiro Sanada

    as Masashichi
  • Kôji Nakata

    as Goroyama Hansuke
  • Tatsuya Jo

    as Narrator
  • Ken Nishida

    as Ito Mataemon
Directing Masahisa Sadanaga Director
Sound Masakazu Osabe Music
Crew Shigeru Ishihara Cinematography
Writing Shōtarō Ikenami Novel
Writing Takeshi Yoshida Screenplay