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Dark hunter (1994)

Original title: 闇の狩人

1994-04-01 · 2h 20m · JA
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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.

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Masahisa SadanagaDirector

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Hiroaki MurakamiHiroaki MurakamiYataro TanigawaKeizo KanieKeizo KanieYaheijiTakahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraGomyo KiyoemonRie HatadaRie HatadaOmichi / OjunKyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaOhamaHaruka SugataHaruka SugataOshimaYoshimi AshikawaYoshimi AshikawaNobukoTakanobu HozumiTakanobu HozumiShirogane TokuzoYoko KuritaYoko KuritaOkichiKenji ShiiyaKenji ShiiyaDohara ShinbeiKenichiro SanadaKenichiro SanadaMasashichiKōji NakataKōji NakataGoroyama Hansuke

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Samurai

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinitySamuraiDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference451500Actor preference441188 · 300309 · 419306

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What is Dark hunter 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.

How long is Dark hunter?

Dark hunter has a runtime of 140 minutes.