Baian the Assassin
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.
Year: 1981
Studio: Toei Company
Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Mayumi Ogawa, Kimie Shingyoji, Junko Miyashita, Katsuo Nakamura, Jūzō Itami
Crew: Yōzō Tanaka (Screenplay), Seiko Shimura (Screenplay), Yoshio Miyajima (Cinematography), Yasuo Furuhata (Director), Shōtarō Ikenami (Original Story)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Release: Apr 11, 1981
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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