
Baian the Assassin
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.
Top Cast


Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Baian Fujieda
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Baian Fujieda


Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Osono
Mayumi Ogawa
Osono


Kimie Shingyoji
Kimie Shingyoji
Osaki
Kimie Shingyoji
Osaki


Junko Miyashita
Junko Miyashita
Omon
Junko Miyashita
Omon
Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura
Hikojiro
Katsuo Nakamura
Hikojiro


Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Sahei Oumiya
Jūzō Itami
Sahei Oumiya


Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Hanuemon Otowaya
Susumu Fujita
Hanuemon Otowaya


Takayuki Godai
Takayuki Godai
Jugoro Kosugi
Takayuki Godai
Jugoro Kosugi


Masataka Iwao
Masataka Iwao
Genpachiro Isaka
Masataka Iwao
Genpachiro Isaka


Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Mondo Tsuchiya
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Mondo Tsuchiya
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