改编自池波正太郎同名小说。
德川第十代将军家治当政期间,幕府老中田沼意次(丹波哲郎 饰)重权在握,社会格局动荡混乱。彼时江户民间一种名为“黑暗猎人”的职业悄然兴起,他们受雇杀掉雇主的对手。暗杀事件不断,令仇家众多的人惶恐不安。
五名清又兵卫(仲代达矢 饰)表面上是继承祖业的本分商人,实则正是一众黑暗猎人的统领。某夜,独眼浪人谷川弥太郎(原田芳雄 饰)手刃五名敌对帮派的领袖德藏,并由此成为五名的保镖。而也正是弥太郎的到来,在原本暗潮涌动的杀手社会掀起腥风血雨……。Ësáasi Eweera, one of the last kings of the Bubi people of the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, and a thorn in the side of the Spanish colonial powers, died in 1904 in mysterious circumstances. This unsolved case is now reopened a century later, starting with Eweera’s ascent to the throne and stretching all the way to the aftermath of his death today. Archival documents form...。A desperate young man possessing special powers clashes with a militarized police force after committing a petty crime.。