Hunter in the Dark

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.

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  Hideo Gosha

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  Tatsuya Nakadai
  Gomyo Kiyoemon
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  Keiko Kishi
  Omon
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  Ayumi Ishida
  Oriwa
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  Makoto Fujita
  Kasuke
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  Isao Natsuyagi
  Sharaku
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  Kayo Matsuo
  Oren
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  Ai Kanzaki
  Osaki
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  Tatsuo Umemiya
  Kawazu
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  Hajime Hana
  Hanba
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  Yoshio Harada
  Yataro Tanigawa
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  Tetsuro Tamba
  Okitsugu Tanuma
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  Koji Yakusho
  Kuwano
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  Mikio Narita
  Gosun
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  Hideji Ōtaki
  Shiba
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  Yoshi Katō
  Zenzaemon
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  Eijirō Tōno
  Shogen
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  Sonny Chiba
  Samon Shimoguni
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  Hideo Murota
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  Fujiko Nara
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  Daisuke Ryū