Producer
As vidas de Keiichi e de Belldandy estavam prosseguindo de forma agradável até que Celestine (velho mentor de Belldandy) aparece em cena. Tendo escapado de sua prisão, Celestine deseja acabar com o corrupto sistema criado por Deus e criar uma nova ordem baseada em sua própria concepção. Mas para isso, necessitará da ajuda de Belldandy. A resposta para tudo encontra-se escondido e esquecido dentro de suas memórias. Após iniciar seus planos contra o Paraíso, Skuld e Urd tentarão para-lo, tanto para conservar o Paraíso quanto o amor entre Keiichi e Belldandy.
Screenplay
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.
