Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

1981
1h 40m
9.0

9.0/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 仕掛人梅安
Release Date April 11, 1981
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0227486

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Baian Fujieda

Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa

Osono

Kimie Shingyoji
Kimie Shingyoji

Osaki

Junko Miyashita
Junko Miyashita

Omon

Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura

Hikojiro

Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami

Sahei Oumiya

Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita

Hanuemon Otowaya

Takayuki Godai
Takayuki Godai

Jugoro Kosugi

Masataka Iwao
Masataka Iwao

Genpachiro Isaka

Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto

Mondo Tsuchiya

Akira Nakao
Akira Nakao

Mondonosuke

Izumi Shima
Izumi Shima

Oyumi

Key Crew

Yōzō Tanaka
Screenplay
Seiko Shimura
Screenplay
Yasuo Furuhata
Director