
Original title
闇の狩人
Released
6/17/1979
Origin country
JP
Genre
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Production companies
Shochiku, Haiyuza Theater Company
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
2hr 17min
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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