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Dark hunter
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Dark hunter (1994) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dark hunter (1994) — a movie tagged as Drama with epic and emotional moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 kill… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~140 min).
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1994-04-01
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 0.0
- TMDB ID
- 923676
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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 i... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Dark hunter?
The official runtime for Dark hunter is approximately 140 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Hiroaki Murakami
Yataro Tanigawa
Keizo Kanie
Yaheiji
Takahiro Tamura
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Rie Hatada
Omichi / Ojun
Kyôko Kishida
Ohama
Haruka Sugata
Oshima
Yoshimi Ashikawa
Nobuko
Takanobu Hozumi
Shirogane Tokuzo
Yoko Kurita
Okichi
- K
Kenji Shiiya
Dohara Shinbei
- K
Kenichiro Sanada
Masashichi
Kōji Nakata
Goroyama Hansuke
- T
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator
Ken Nishida
Ito Mataemon
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