Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin (1981)

仕掛人梅安

This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous Kabuki actor brothers Kinnosuke Manya and Katsuo Nakamura, who made the transition from the Kabuki world to the film industry, and a cast of gorgeous and diverse faces. The Edo period. Nagato Abe, a Hatamoto (a feudal lord), is annoyed by his son's bad behavior, and when it becomes a hindrance to his own career, he asks Otowaya Hanemon, a black marketeer, to assassinate his son. The target is then taken care of by the assassin, Umeyasu. In order to keep his mouth shut, Nagatomon no Mamoru also attempts to take Otowaya's life. Nagato's brother-in-law, Omiya Sahei, a corrupt merchant from the Kamigata region, also plans to replace Otowaya as the head of Edo's black market business, so Umebayashi and his fellow trapper Hikojiro set out to eliminate them.

Date of release
1981-04-11
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Yasuo Furuhata

Casting

Interesting facts

Shikake-nin Baian , also known as Baian the Assassin, is a 1981 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. The film was adapted from the novel by Shōtarō Ikenami. It stars Kinnosuke Yorozuya as Dr. Fujieda Baian, an acupuncturist who moonlights as an assassin.

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