Hunter in the Dark

Name: Hunter in the Dark
Director: Hideo Gosha
Released: 1979
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshio Harada, Ayumi Ishida, Keiko Kishi

1979 · 137 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 607 VOTES · DIR. Hideo Gosha

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 925 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 A CO-PRODUCTION OF SHOCHIKU & HAIYUZA FILMS

00:07:38 Sorry Boss, but it's late.

00:12:44 He'll never return alive.

00:16:53 Hurry and kill me!

00:21:34 If you kill me. I'll have no regrets.

00:29:16 Is this where I'm to die?

00:34:14 Nowadays, officials won't do a thing unless they're bribed.

00:38:10 The boss wouldn't object.

00:42:05 Instead, I had a beautiful dream

00:45:21 It's like I'm already dead.

00:48:35 In order to approach Lord Tanuma, so that he'll allow us to revive the Clan.

00:58:57 You know what, huh?

01:08:38 It'll cause the boss trouble.

01:13:02 Do you know why?

01:17:53 What?

01:22:31 I've got to get rid of him at any cost.

01:25:52 we must know what it was... and deal with it.

01:28:56 Midnight, Gomyo.

01:33:20 Why so formal?

01:35:58 Man cannot abandon his past as long as he lives.

01:42:47 Tanigawa-san!

01:47:54 Die, you damn officers!

01:54:44 That one?

02:17:21 THE END

Cast & Characters

Tatsuya Nakadai Gomyo Kiyoemon Tetsurô Tanba Okitsugu Tanuma Yoshio Harada Yataro Tanigawa Ayumi Ishida Oriwa Keiko Kishi Omon Ai Kanzaki Osaki Kayo Matsuo Oren Hajime Hana Hanba Kôji Yakusho Kuwano Hideo Murota Hino

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed925

Dialogue density6.8 lines / min

First line00:00:00

Final line02:17:21

Production Record

DirectorHideo Gosha

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes607