| Hissatsu Shikakenin | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 必殺仕掛人 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku Kenji Misumi |
| Starring | Ken Ogata Yoichi Hayashi So Yamamura Tamao Nakamura Yumiko Nogawa |
| Theme music composer | Masaaki Hirao |
| Ending theme | "Koya no Hateni" was sung by Yuzo Yamashita |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | Asahi, Shochiku |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Release | September 1972 – April 1973 |
Hissatsu Shikakenin (必殺仕掛人) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1972–1973. It was the first in the Hissatsu series and is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Shiokinin Fujieda Baian.[1][2][3][4] Ken Ogata played Fujieda Baian.[5]
Episode 1,2 and 24 were directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Otowaya's official job is an employment agency but also he takes charge of killing villains with money. Otowaya's targets are always villains who escape justice despite their crimes. Fujieda Baian is a doctor but also a professional killer who works for Boss Otowaya in the Edo Underworld.[6]
Nishimura Sanai is a ronin. One day Otowaya Hanemon hires him as a professional killer and he starts working for Otowaya as well as Baian. Baian and Sanai help each other to kill villains.[7]