is a Japanese 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 ...

'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1983. It is the 20th in the

Hissatsu series 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 co ...

. Atsushi Watanabe appeared in the

twice in past but in the drama he played professional killer for the first time.

Cast

Masatoshi Nakamura is a Japanese actor/singer from Onagawa, Miyagi. He graduated from Keio University. Nakamura joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1973 and made his television debut in 1974 with "Warera Seishun. Masatoshi made his film debut with "Fureai" in ...

: Sota *

Mieko Takamine (2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer. Biography Mieko Takamine was born the eldest daughter of famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She gave her acting debut in the 1936 film ''Kimi yo takarak ...

: Narutaki Shinobu * Atsushi Watanabe: Daikichi * Midori Nishizaki : Osawa *

Naomi Fujiyama is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 25th Hochi Film Award and at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival for Face. Filmography Film * ''Zatoichi and the Chess Expert'' (1965) * ''Face'' (2000) * ''Godzilla Against Mechagod ...

: Onao

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