Hissatsu Shiokinin
| Hissatsu Shiokinin | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 必殺仕置人 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Eiichi Kudo Kenji Misumi Tokuzō Tanaka |
| 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.[2] Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular jidaigeki dramas in Japan.[3]
Plot[edit]
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. People of Edo city called them Shiokinin.[4]
Cast[edit]
Shiokinin group[edit]
- Nenbutsu no Tetsu: (Tsutomu Yamazaki) is a former monk but now he is a chiropractor, but he is also a professional killer. He uses his extremely tough fingers to dislocate the ribs of his targets. In some episodes he uses his skills as a chiropractor to cripple targets.[4] Tetsu returns in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin in 1977.
- Mondo Nakamura: (Makoto Fujita) is a dōshin (Policeman of Edo period) but he is also professional killer who takes charge of killing bad people with money. He hides his master level sword skills under a mask of incompetence and buffoonery.[4]
- Kanoke no Joe: (Masaya Oki) is a Coffin craftsman but he is also professional killer. Joe is a master of the Okinawan martial arts and his weapon of choice is a spear shaped chisel. Joe returns in special drama Hissatsu Shigotonin Daishugō (1982) and Hissatsu Shigotonin ahensensō ni iku (1983).
- Ohirome no Hanji : Masaaki Tsusaka
- Okin: Yumiko Nogawa
- Tenji no Koroku: Hideo Takamatsu
Mondo's Family[edit]
- Nakamura Ritsu : Mari Shiraki (Mondo Nakamura's Wife)
- Nakamura Sen : Kin Sugai (Mondo Nakamura's mother-in-law)
Directors[edit]
- Eiichi Kudo Episode7,12,16,25,26
- Kenji Misumi Episode4 [5]
- Koreyoshi Kurahara Episode15,19
- Tokuzō Tanaka Episode20
See also[edit]
- 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)
References[edit]
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