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

姿晴香

芦川よしみ

穂積隆信

栗田よう子

椎谷建治

真田健一郎

中田浩二

城達也

西田健

Crew

池波正太郎

Masakazu Osabe

石原興

貞永方久

吉田剛