Hissatsu Shikakenin
| Hissatsu Shikakenin | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 必殺仕掛人 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku Kenji Misumi |
| Starring | Ken Ogata Yoichi Hayashi So Yamamura Tamao Nakamura Yumiko Nogawa |
| Theme music composer | Masaaki Hirao |
| Ending theme | "Koya no Hateni" was sung by Yuzo Yamashita |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | Asahi, Shochiku |
| Original release | |
| Network | JNN (ABC) |
| Release | September 1972 – April 1973 |
Hissatsu Shikakenin (必殺仕掛人) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1972–1973. It was the first in the Hissatsu series and is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Shiokinin Fujieda Baian.[1][2][3][4] Ken Ogata played Fujieda Baian.[5]
Episode 1,2 and 24 were directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Plot
[edit]Otowaya's official job is an employment agency but also he takes charge of killing villains with money. Otowaya's targets are always villains who escape justice despite their crimes. Fujieda Baian is a doctor but also a professional killer who works for Boss Otowaya in the Edo Underworld.[6]
Nishimura Sanai is a ronin. One day Otowaya Hanemon hires him as a professional killer and he starts working for Otowaya as well as Baian. Baian and Sanai help each other to kill villains.[7]
Cast
[edit]- Ken Ogata: Fujieda Baian
- Yoichi Hayashi: Nishimura Sanai
- So Yamamura: Otowaya Hanemon
- Tamao Nakamura: Okura (Hanemon's wife)
- Yumiko Nogawa: Gin
- Rumi Matsumoto: Nishimura Miyo (Nishimura Sanaie's wife)
- Masaaki Tsusaka: Misaki no Senzō
- Hiroyuki Ota : Mankichi
- Takahiro Tamura: Kamiya episode 21,31
Directors
[edit]- Kinji Fukasaku Episode1,2,24
- Kenji Misumi Episode3,4,9,12,21,33[8]
- Kazuo Hase Episode18,22,26,29,31
Films
[edit]- Hissatsu Shikakenin (必殺仕掛人) (1973) Directed by Yousuke Watanabe, screenplay by Yousuke Watanabe and Tetsuro Abe (running time 87 minutes)[9]
- Jiro Tamiya as Fujieda Baian
- Koji Takahashi as Nishimura Sanai
- So Yamamura as Otowaya Hanemon
- Masaaki Tsusaka as Misaki no Senzo
- Yoko Nogiwa as Kichi
- Tamio Kawachi as Mogohachi
- Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku (必殺仕掛人 梅安蟻地獄) (1973) Directed by Yousuke Watanabe, screenplay by Ichiro Miyagawa (running time 91 minutes)[10]
- Ken Ogata as Fujieda Baian
- Yoichi Hayashi as Kosugi Jugoro
- So Yamamura as Otowaya Hanemon
- Masaaki Tsusaka as Misaki no Senzo
- Kei Satō as Izuya Choubei
- Kayo Matsuo as Rin
- Asao Koike as Yamazaki Sohaku
- Hissatsu Shikakenin Shunsetsu shikakebari (必殺仕掛人 春雪仕掛針) (1974) Directed by Masahiro Sadakata, screenplay by Tetsuro Abe (running time 89 minutes)[11]
- Ken Ogata as Fujieda Baian
- Yoichi Hayashi as Kosugi Jugoro
- So Yamamura as Otowaya Hanemon
- Shima Iwashita as Chiyo
- Isao Natsuyagi as Katsushiro
- Takeo Chii
- Kunio Murai
See also
[edit]- Hissatsu Shiokinin (2nd in the Hissatsu series)
- Tasukenin Hashiru (3rd in the Hissatsu series)
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (6th in the Hissatsu series)
- Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (10th in the Hissatsu series)
References
[edit]- ^ "必殺仕掛人". kotobank. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "必殺仕掛人". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "必殺シリーズ". TV Asahi. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "必殺シリーズ". 時代劇専門チャンネル. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "知性と狂気を併せ持つ眼 夏八木勲の悪役は恐い！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". 週刊文春オンライン. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "必殺仕掛人". tvk. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "必殺仕掛人". TV DRAMA. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "映画監督 三隅研次". National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Hissatsu shikakenin". 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Hissatsu shikakenin Baian arijigoku". 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Hissatsu shikakenin Baian shikakebari". 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
 | This article about a television show originating in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |