Release Date
01 Apr, 1994
Runtime
02:20: (HH:MM)
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.
Original Title
闇の狩人
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Actors
村上弘明
蟹江敬三
田村高廣
Rie Hatada
岸田今日子
Haruka Sugata
芦川よしみ
穂積隆信
栗田よう子
中田浩二
西田健
Crew
池波正太郎