Dark hunter

Dark hunter

1994
2h 20m
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

Production Information

Production Companies
TV Tokyo
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title 闇の狩人
Release Date April 1, 1994
Status Released
Language JA

Cast

Hiroaki Murakami
Hiroaki Murakami

Yataro Tanigawa

Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie

Yaheiji

Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura

Gomyo Kiyoemon

Rie Hatada
Rie Hatada

Omichi / Ojun

Kyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida

Ohama

Haruka Sugata
Haruka Sugata

Oshima

Yoshimi Ashikawa
Yoshimi Ashikawa

Nobuko

Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi

Shirogane Tokuzo

Yoko Kurita
Yoko Kurita

Okichi

Kenji Shiiya
Kenji Shiiya

Dohara Shinbei

Kenichiro Sanada
Kenichiro Sanada

Masashichi

Kōji Nakata
Kōji Nakata

Goroyama Hansuke

Key Crew

Masahisa Sadanaga
Director
Takeshi Yoshida
Screenplay