Hunter in the Dark Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Hideo Gosha
Production: Criterion Collection
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
NOT RATED
Year:
1979
137 min
35 Views


Don't betray me.

If you betray me...

Boss...

That man...

I hope your not in love with him.

No way.

Recently...

You've become very sexy,

haven't you?

Yes. He may have pleased you.

But don't fall for him.

You know what, huh?

Jihei sent you here

to spy on Gomyo and his men.

It's starting to work now.

Yet...

oren, please trust me.

I'll Iure him out

as soon as there's news.

That's good.

Then Jihei, who was killed by him,

will be able to rest in peace.

I'll get revenge on him,

even after I've turned to ashes.

As long as you remember the

rules of the underworld,

it'll be all right.

Won't it, osaki?

You're all right?

Thank goodness.

undo my sash.

Yes.

You'll get dirty.

Put it on the counter.

I'll get rid of it later.

Yes.

For Osaki from Tanigawa-san.

Osaki.

Kill him! Kill him now!

Yataro-san!

Get him! Kill him!

Get him! Kill him!

Osaki!

Osaki!

Osaki!

You b*tch!

Damn it!

Tanigawa-san,

get a hold of yourself.

Now, Tanigawa-san!

Hang in there!

REVOLVING LANTERN SHOP

GOMYO'S DEN

He needs a doctor.

What do you suggest?

The boss is out. What'll we do?

Tanigawa-san...

You all right? Get a doctor.

No! I don't need a doctor.

It'll cause the boss trouble.

Tanigawa-san!

- Tanigawa-san!

- I'll take care of him.

Sorry for the inconVenience.

Are you all right?

You have other matters

that need taking care of.

Yeah, we have to cover it up.

Sadahachi.

- Yes,

Then, will you please see to this?

Be careful.

Sorry...

Who are you?

I haven't introduced myself.

My name is Tanigawa Yataro.

Tanigawa-san?

Thanks a lot.

You saved him.

Not at all.

How's your wound?

I wasn't careful enough.

I'm sorry.

I'm the one to apologize.

Try to get well first.

Hey, oriwa...

Yes!

Some cotton cloth...

I'll do it.

No. Never mind.

Sir, it's been a long time.

I used to work for you.

I have something to tell you.

Your name is Kasuke. Is that right?

Yes. It's been a while.

So, what is it you want to tell me?

Do you know a samurai

named Sasao Heizaburo?

Sasao Heizaburo?

He tried to kill you

but killed his father by mistake.

There was a massacre

at Esashiya Inn last night.

He did it. And also...

More and more Kitamae ronin

are being assassinated.

Do you know why?

Well...

I have two keys

to help solve the mystery.

Keys?

one:
A woman who bears

a grudge against Gomyo.

I know about it, because I

happen to liVe with her.

Are you boasting about her?

Anyway, the other is...

The fact that I was

the only other person there

when Heizaburo killed his father.

Heizaburo!

It's you!

Asakusa...

Hannyain Temple...

What his father said at that time

is worth a hundred pieces of gold.

We'll talk about it some other time.

How about it?

Will you come to my house?

- No thanks.

It can be very dangerous.

Let's contact one another like this:

Kamesen, a teahouse by the riVer...

We'll attach letters

to a willow tree there.

Teahouse by the riVer?

Yes. It's deserted.

Nobody goes near the place.

Called Kamesen?

Yes. Goodbye.

Satisfied now?

The tattooed one.

I'Ve been waiting for a man like you.

This is all.

It's everything I have.

You're worth a hundred gold coins.

Think so?

I know where he is.

Kill Gomyo when he slithers out.

Don't fail.

Rest assured.

Oriwa.

Thanks for your help.

I read the books you lent me.

And...?

What?

They included a travel diary.

This one.

Yes.

What about it?

Tanigawa-sama.

Tanigawa-sama...

Are you sure you don't remember

anything at all about your past?

Nothing.

But it's strange.

I can read.

This picture. Doesn't it help?

Doesn't it remind you of anything?

This sound.

This tinkle.

Doesn't it help?

Oriwa-san.

Ezo.

Kitamae Clan.

Don't these words help?

Who are you?

You know something, don't you?

Oriwa-san.

Heizaburo-sama!

Heizaburo-sama!

You do know something, don't you?

Oriwa-san.

Heizaburo-sama.

You're Sasao Heizaburo.

I don't know.

I don't know!

I'm sorry.

Tell me.

Who are you?

Tell me.

Hannyain Temple in Asakusa.

Hannyain Temple in Asakusa!

Go there.

If you go there

you will know the whole story.

The man called Tanigawa Yataro...

I've got to get rid of him at any cost.

Why don't you call him Sasao Heizaburo.

He was a Kitamae samurai.

Just before his clan was abolished

he and his wife were attacked.

They're both missing now.

They were attacked by your men.

You don't have to explain any more.

That's one of the rules

of the underground.

But, in any case...

Gomyo.

It's useless to

try to hide anything now.

It happened two years ago.

The Kitamae was abolished.

The only way to saVe the clan was

through little Lord Kanemaru.

Kanemaru's guardian,

Sasao zenzaemon,

tried to stop the

abolishment by using him.

He came to ask me to

appeal to Lord Tanuma.

our Lord went insane

and killed himself.

We may well be punished.

But abolishing our clan is too much.

We must preVent it at all cost.

Little Lord Kanemaru should

succeed as head of the clan.

Will you appeal

to Lord Tanuma for us?

Fortunately, you're a good

friend of Lord Tanuma.

Please help us.

I dissuaded him.

He finally gaVe up and went home.

on his way,

the crest on his lantern caused him

to be mistaken for me.

He was assassinated.

And the assassin

was Heizaburo, his own son.

He is now Tanigawa Yataro.

He killed his own father?

Strange fate!

With zenzaemon dead

there was no way left

to save the Kitamae Clan.

Whatever he said to Heizaburo

with his dying breath...

we must know what it was...

and deal with it.

Or my dream may be ruined.

Gomyo, my dream about Ezo.

Why not join in?

Why not make up your mind?

What do you think, Gomyo?

Lotus blossoms sometimes

grow even in the mud.

But it has no meaning to me now.

Gomyo.

I can't answer right now.

What?

our work involves gratitude.

It embodies both

gratitude and a sense of duty.

It consists of something

that money alone cannot satisfy.

Are you saying you need time?

Is that it?

Another thing...

What is it, Boss?

She tried to kill herself.

Why did she do that?

Don't worry about it.

Get a doctor.

Will you wait awhile?

I cannot wait too long.

I'll give you until midnight.

Very well.

Midnight tonight.

Exactly.

The place:
Here.

Gomyo.

Bring Sasao Heizaburo

here by midnight.

Understand?

If... you break your promise...

I suppose you know what'll happen.

Don't worry about it.

No one in the organization

eVer has regrets if

anything happens to him.

Will you excuse me, then?

Remember your promise.

Remember.

Midnight.

Midnight, Gomyo.

He hasn't recovered

enough to go out by himself.

Any ideas about where he is?

He said "Family Temple".

Tanigawa-san was trying

to visit it, right?

So that's it.

Hannyain Temple in Asakusa.

Boss...

That's it.

He must haVe gone there.

You still look like you did

when you were a child.

Your eyes, your mouth.

They remind me of how

you were 20 years ago.

You are the son of

Sasao zenzaemon, Heizaburo.

I'm certain you are

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Hideo Gosha

Hideo Gosha (五社 英雄, Gosha Hideo, February 26, 1929 – August 30, 1992) was a Japanese film director. Born in Arasaka, Tokyo Prefecture, Gosha graduated from high school and served in the Imperial Navy during the Second World War. After earning a business degree at Meiji University, he joined Nippon television as a reporter in 1953. In 1957 he moved on to the newly founded Fuji Television and rose through the ranks as a producer and director. One of his television shows, the chambara Three Outlaw Samurai, so impressed the heads of the Shochiku film studio that he was offered the chance to adapt it as a feature film in 1964. Following this film's financial success, he directed a string of equally successful chambara productions through the end of the 1960s. His two most critical and popular successes of the period are Goyokin and Hitokiri (also known as Tenchu), both released in 1969 and both considered to be two of the finest examples of the chambara genre. During the 1970s Gosha abandoned pure chambara and turned his productive energies toward films in the yakuza genre but he still produced period sword films such as The Wolves (1971 film) (1972), Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978), and Hunter in the Dark (1979). His films Three Outlaw Samurai and Sword of the Beast (1965) have been released by Criterion.By the early 1980s, Gosha began making period films that featured prostitutes as protagonists that were renowned for their realism, violence, and overt sexuality. They were critically panned for those very reasons, but they were also all box office successes. In 1984 he was awarded the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for The Geisha.Gosha’s films have influenced directors including Chang Cheh, Takashi Miike, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. more…

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