Hunter in the Dark (film)

Hunter in the Dark (闇の狩人) is a 1979 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel of the same title.

Plot
Sasaio Heizaburo is a skilled sword samurai with amnesia. one day he meet Gomyo Kiyoemon. Kiyoemon gave him the name Tanigawa Yataro and starts using him as a hit man.

Cast

 * Tatsuya Nakadai as Gomyo Kiyoemon
 * Yoshio Harada as Tanigawa Yataro(Sasao Heizaburo)
 * Tetsuro Tamba as Tanuma Ogitsugu
 * Mikio Narita as Toramatsu
 * Makoto Fujita as Kasuke
 * Hajime Hana as Sukegorō
 * Tatsuo Umemiya as Yaichi
 * Kōji Yakusho as Kuwano
 * Hideo Murota as Sakimatsu
 * Hideji Otaki as Jihei
 * Eijirō Tōno as Shōgen
 * Daisuke Ryu as Bunkichi
 * Keiko Kishi as Omon
 * Ayumi Ishida as Oriha
 * Isao Natsuyagi as Matsu
 * Sonny Chiba as Shimoguni Samon

Production

 * Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction