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Baian the Assassin (1981)

Baian the Assassin (1981)

Action Drama
Release Date: 1981, April 11
Directors: Yasuo Furuhata
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company, Toei Company
Cast: Susumu Fujita, Katsuo Nakamura, Akira Nakao, Mayumi Ogawa, Junko Miyashita, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Masataka Iwao, Takayuki Godai, Kimie Shingyoji, Izumi Shima, Shinsuke Mikimoto

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book murder jidaigeki