Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

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1981
1h 40m
9.0(1 votes)
Action
Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Toei Company

Cast & Crew

12 members
Acting

萬屋錦之介

Baian Fujieda

萬屋錦之介
Acting

小川眞由美

Osono

小川眞由美
Acting

真行寺君枝

Osaki

真行寺君枝
Acting

宮下順子

Omon

宮下順子
Acting

中村嘉葎雄

Hikojiro

中村嘉葎雄
Directing

伊丹十三

Sahei Oumiya

伊丹十三
Acting

藤田進

Hanuemon Otowaya

藤田進
Acting

五代高之

Jugoro Kosugi

五代高之
Acting

岩尾正隆

Genpachiro Isaka

岩尾正隆
Acting

御木本伸介

Mondo Tsuchiya

御木本伸介
Acting

中尾彬

Mondonosuke

中尾彬
Acting

志麻いづみ

Oyumi

志麻いづみ

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