Dark Hunter
19942h 20m
Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Masahisa Sadanaga
- Writing
- Takeshi Yoshida
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Apr 1, 1994
- Studio
- TV Tokyo
Cast
Hiroaki Murakami
Yataro Tanigawa
Keizo Kanie
Yaheiji
Takahiro Tamura
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Rie Hatada
Omichi / Ojun
Kyôko Kishida
Ohama
Haruka Sugata
Oshima
Yoshimi Ashikawa
Nobuko
Takanobu Hozumi
Shirogane Tokuzo
Yoko Kurita
Okichi
Kenji Shiiya
Dohara Shinbei
Kenichiro Sanada
Masashichi
Kōji Nakata
Goroyama Hansuke
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator
Ken Nishida
Ito Mataemon
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