The is a long-running prime-time popular television

Jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hel ...

series about assassins in

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Hissatsu Shikakenin 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''. Ken Ogata played Fujieda Baian. Episode 1, ...

'' is based on

Shōtarō Ikenami was a Japanese author. He wrote a number of historical novels. He won the Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960. Many of his historical novels were adapted for TV and cinema. Early life Born on January 25, 1923 in Sintencho, Asakusa-ku, T ...

's novel ''Shiokinin Fujieda Baian'', but its sequels are only inspired by it. The series still continues as an annual two-hour special drama.

List of TV series

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List of TV special dramas

* ''Tokubetsuhen Hissatsu Shigotonin Kyofuno Ooshigoto Mito Owari Kishu'' (1981) * ''Hissatsu series Jutsushunen Kinen specialShigotonin Daishūgoū'' (1982) * ''Hissatsu Gendaiban Mondo no shison ga Kyotoni Arawareta'' (1982) * ''Toshiwasure Hissatsu Special Shigotonin Ahensenso e Yuku'' (1983) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin Igaiden Mondo Dainana Kiheitaito Tatakau'' (1985) * ''Shinshun Shigotonin Special HissatsuChoushingura'' (1987) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin waido Tairo Goroshi'' (1987) * ''Hissatsu wide shinshun Hisashiburi Mondo Yume no Hatsushigoto Akunin Check!'' (1988) * ''Hissatsu special Haru Yonimo Fushigina Ooshigoto'' (1991) * ''Hissatsu special Shinshun Sen Ritsu Youkai sareru Mondo Dosuru?'' (1992) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2012'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2013'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2014'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2015'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2016'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2018'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2019'' * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin 2020''

List of films

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'' (1973) *'' Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku'' (1973) *'' Hissatsu Shikakenin Shunsetsu shikakebari'' (1974) *'' Hissatsu: Sure Death'' (1984) *'' Hissatsu! Braunkan no Kaibutsutachi'' (1985) *''

Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka , also known as ''Sure Death 3'', is a 1986 film directed by Eiichi Kudo, based on the television jidaigeki ''Hissatsu'' series ''Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen''. The film is an occasionally whimsical Japanese drama about assassins. Plot One ...

'' (1986), directed by

Eiichi Kudo was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His notable films are ''13 Assassins (1963 film), 13 Assassins'' (1963) and ''The Great Killing'' (1964). He joined the Toei Company, Toei film company in 1952 and made ...

*'' Sure Death 4: Revenge'' (1987), directed by

Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor ...

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Hissatsu!5 Ōgon no Chi is a 1991 film based on the television jidaigeki ''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' series. The film is an occasionally whimsical Japanese drama about assassins. The film was directed by Toshio Masuda. Plot Cast * Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura * Kuni ...

'' (1991), directed by Toshio Masuda *''

Hissatsu! Mondo Shisu is a 1996 film based on the television Hissatsu series. The film depicts popular character Nakamura Mondo's death. Mondo is involved in Tokugawa shogunate's conflict. Cast * Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura * Kunihiko Mitamura as Hide * Kiyoshi ...

'' (1996) *''

Hissatsu Shimatsunin The is a long-running prime-time popular television Jidaigeki series about assassins in Japan. ''Hissatsu Shikakenin'' is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel ''Shiokinin Fujieda Baian'', but its sequels are only inspired by it. The series still c ...

'' (1998) *''

Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji is a 1999 film based on the television Hissatsu series. Cast * Kiyoshi Nakajō as Yuji * Yūki Amami as Otoyo * Hiroshi Abe as Yasuke * Yuko Natori as Otaki * Makoto Fujita as Denbei * Akira Nakao as Tokiya Tōubei * Renji Ishibashi as Itamaki ...

'' (1999)

References

{{Reflist Jidaigeki television series Japanese television series