Hunter in the Dark

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.

• Hideo GoshaDirector
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Kaneo IkegamiScreenplay

• Tatsuya NakadaiGomyo Kiyoemon
• Keiko KishiOmon
• Ayumi IshidaOriwa
• Makoto FujitaKasuke
• Isao NatsuyagiSharaku
• Kayo MatsuoOren
• Ai KanzakiOsaki
• Tatsuo UmemiyaKawazu
• Hajime HanaHanba
• Yoshio HaradaYataro Tanigawa
• Tetsuro TambaOkitsugu Tanuma
• Koji YakushoKuwano