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]

Hissatsu Shiokinin
Also known as必殺仕置人
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byEiichi Kudo
Kenji Misumi
Tokuzō Tanaka
StarringTsutomu Yamazaki
Makoto Fujita
Masaya Oki
Kin Sugai
Yumiko Nogawa
Theme music composerMasaaki Hirao
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducersHisashi Yamauchi
Rikyū Nakagawa
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
Shochiku
Original release
NetworkJNN (ABC, TBS)
ReleaseApril 1973 (1973-04) –
October 1973 (1973-10)

Plot

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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

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Shiokinin group

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  • 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

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  • Nakamura Ritsu : Mari Shiraki (Mondo Nakamura's Wife)
  • Nakamura Sen : Kin Sugai (Mondo Nakamura's mother-in-law)

Directors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "必殺仕置人". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "必殺仕置人とは". kotobank. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "必殺仕置人". TV DRAMA. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "必殺仕置人". tvk. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "映画監督 三隅研次". National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved November 22, 2020.