- HD 1080
- Runtime: 137m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Hideo Gosha
- Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Ayumi Ishida, Makoto Fujita, Isao Natsuyagi
- keywords: jidaigeki, edo period
- Production_studio: Shochiku, Haiyuza Theater Company
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Hunter in the Dark is featured in the top rankings of 1979
- #14 in Top Adventure Movies of 1979
- #67 in Top Drama Movies of 1979
- #28 in Top Action Movies of 1979
- #16 in Top Crime Movies of 1979
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.