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Professional Killers ·必殺仕掛人

A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...

ja
Drama
Crime
Action & Adventure
Created By

First Aired on

Sep 02, 1972

1 seaons till Apr 14, 1973

Popularity: 30.3984
3 votes
Production

TV Asahi (JP)Shochiku (JP)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 33

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 33 episodes

Season 1

Aired

33 Episodes
  • Episode 1仕掛けて仕損じなし48 min

    A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...

  • Episode 2Episode 248 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 3Episode 348 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 4Episode 448 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 5Episode 548 min

    Overview not available

Crew & Team

Shōtarō Ikenami池波正太郎

Novel

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