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Baian the Assassin (1981)

★ 8.0/10 100 min Action, Drama Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Yōzō Tanaka, Seiko Shimura
Original Story: Shotaro Ikenami
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura Baian Fujieda
Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa Osono
Kimie Shingyoji
Kimie Shingyoji Osaki
Junko Miyashita
Junko Miyashita Omon
Katsuo Nakamura Hikojiro
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami Sahei Oumiya
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita Hanuemon Otowaya
Takayuki Godai
Takayuki Godai Jugoro Kosugi

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