A woman is discovered strangled inside a car, and Inspector Muta of the Yamashita police station hurries to the scene! The relationship between the murdered woman and a suspect whom the new Assistant Inspector, Iwaki, has been pursuing for one year will soon become clear...
The movie version of the TV series that gained cult popularity. One day, the Kirihara brothers who have supernatural powers meet a supernatural power girl named Sakie Tengen, and fight against an organization that has noticed her ability.
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.
Восемь новелл, связанных лишь тем, что они являются «снами» режиссёра. Среди них рассказ о том, как молодой Куросава попадает в картину Винсента Ван Гога и встречается там с самим автором. Также рассказы о жертвах Второй мировой и об апокалиптических картинах ядерной войны. В одной из новелл, повествующей о лисьей свадьбе, домик, на фоне которого стоит герой — маленький мальчик, является воспоминанием Куросавы о доме, в котором он жил в детстве. Весь фильм во многом автобиографичен.
