| Alt name | 必殺仕置人 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Runtime | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Num episodes | 26 |
| Company | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Shochiku |
| Network | JNN (ABC, TBS) |
| Director | Eiichi Kudo Kenji Misumi Tokuzō Tanaka |
| Starring | Tsutomu Yamazaki Makoto Fujita Masaya Oki Kin Sugai Yumiko Nogawa |
| Producer | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
| Theme music composer | Masaaki Hirao |
| First aired | April 1973 |
| Last aired | 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
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
Shiokinin group
- 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
- Nakamura Ritsu : Mari Shiraki (Mondo Nakamura's Wife)
- Nakamura Sen : Kin Sugai (Mondo Nakamura's mother-in-law)
Directors
- Eiichi Kudo Episode7,12,16,25,26
- Kenji Misumi Episode4 [5]
- Koreyoshi Kurahara Episode15,19
- Tokuzō Tanaka Episode20
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)
References
- ^ "必殺仕置人". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "必殺仕置人とは". kotobank. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "必殺仕置人". TV DRAMA. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "必殺仕置人". tvk. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "映画監督 三隅研次". National Film Archive of Japan. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.