Hissatsu Shiokinin
Appearance
Hissatsu Shiokinin | |
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Genre | Jidaigeki |
Directed by | Eiichi Kudo Kenji Misumi |
Starring | Tsutomu Yamazaki Makoto Fujita Masaya Oki Kin Sugai Yumiko Nogawa |
Theme music composer | Masaaki Hirao |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producers | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | Asahi, Shochiku |
Original release | |
Network | TV Asahi |
Release | April 1973 – October 1973 |
Hissatsu Shiokinin (必殺仕置人) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1973.[1] It is the 2nd in the Hissatsu series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular jidaigeki dramas in Japan.
Plot
A group of common merchants in Edo city(Tokyo) in the mid-1800s is really a band of assassins available for hire. Each assassin has his own unique killing style.
See also
- Hissatsu Shikakenin (First in the Hissatsu series)
- Tasukenin Hashiru (3rd in the Hissatsu series)
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō(6th in the Hissatsu series)
- Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (10st in the Hissatsu series)