Hissatsu Series

Hissatsu Series

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Continuing First aired 02/Sep/1972 Japan Japanese 31 season(s) 790 episode(s)
The Hissatsu series 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.
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Season 31 · Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009
22 episode(s) · Air date: 09/Jan/2009
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Season 30 · Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu
21 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Oct/1991
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Season 29 · Hissatsu Kengekinin
8 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Aug/1987
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Season 28 · Hissatsu Shigotonin V - Fuunryukohen
19 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Mar/1987
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Season 27 · Hissatsu Shigotonin V - Senpuhen
14 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Nov/1986
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Season 26 · Hissatsu Masshigura!
12 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Aug/1986
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Season 25 · Hissatsu Shigotonin V - Gekitouhen
33 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Nov/1985
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Season 24 · Hissastu Hashikakenin
13 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Aug/1985
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Season 23 · Hissatsu Shigotonin V
26 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Jan/1985
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Season 22 · Hissatsu Shikirinin
18 episode(s) · Air date: 31/Aug/1984
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Season 21 · Hissatsu Shigotonin IV
43 episode(s) · Air date: 21/Oct/1983
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Season 20 · Hissatsu Watashinin
13 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Jul/1983
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Season 19 · Hissatsu Shigotonin III
38 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Oct/1982
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Season 18 · Shin Hissatsu Shimainin
13 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Jul/1982
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Season 17 · Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin
55 episode(s) · Air date: 08/May/1981
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Season 16 · Hissatsu Shimainin
13 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Feb/1981
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Season 15 · Hissatsu Shigotonin
84 episode(s) · Air date: 18/May/1979
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S15E26
No Love Lost for Resplendent Edo
Air date: 16/Nov/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When a drought causes most of the wells in Edo to go dry, the rich hoard the little water that remains while the poor become willing to do anything to get it.

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When a drought causes most of the wells in Edo to go dry, the rich hoard the little water that remains while the poor become willing to do anything to get it.

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S15E25
An Incompetent Crow Sharpens His Claws
Air date: 02/Nov/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When an ambitious noblewoman’s son fails to gain admission to an exclusive school, the deadly Tiger Mom will stop at nothing, even murder, to get him in.

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When an ambitious noblewoman’s son fails to gain admission to an exclusive school, the deadly Tiger Mom will stop at nothing, even murder, to get him in.

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S15E24
Evil Encroaches Upon a Love That Doubts
Air date: 26/Oct/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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Ruthless developers and officials plot to tear down some row houses and build a giant pleasure garden… but unfortunately, those are the houses where Tetsu, Jo and Okin live.

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Ruthless developers and officials plot to tear down some row houses and build a giant pleasure garden… but unfortunately, those are the houses where Tetsu, Jo and Okin live.

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S15E23
Murdered for Going Too Far
Air date: 19/Oct/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When Mondo falls behind on his arrest quota and must also foil a plot to kill Boss Tenjin in jail, he comes up with one solution for both problems: arrest his friends!

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When Mondo falls behind on his arrest quota and must also foil a plot to kill Boss Tenjin in jail, he comes up with one solution for both problems: arrest his friends!

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S15E22
No Parent Knows Joy Without Hardship
Air date: 12/Oct/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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It’s a different kind of family drama when a woman from Mondo and Tetsu’s past arrives in town with a child she claims is Mondo’s, and a ruthless killer in pursuit.

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It’s a different kind of family drama when a woman from Mondo and Tetsu’s past arrives in town with a child she claims is Mondo’s, and a ruthless killer in pursuit.

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S15E21
Let Live Trees Flourish in This Living Hell
Air date: 05/Oct/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When a young couple are cheated out of their land by corrupt authorities and businessmen, it is up to Nakamura, Jo, and Tetsu to dole out the appropriate punishment.

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When a young couple are cheated out of their land by corrupt authorities and businessmen, it is up to Nakamura, Jo, and Tetsu to dole out the appropriate punishment.

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S15E20
Darkness Smites the Woman Pursued
Air date: 28/Sep/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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While the police scour the town for a knife-wielding murderer, Okin finds herself trapped in her home with a very unwelcome guest.

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While the police scour the town for a knife-wielding murderer, Okin finds herself trapped in her home with a very unwelcome guest.

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S15E19
Hate the Sin, Hate the Sinner
Air date: 21/Sep/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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As a famine strikes Edo, Mondo must figure out how to rescue Jo and Tetsu, who were caught in a roundup of vagrants and sentenced to the life in the mines.

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As a famine strikes Edo, Mondo must figure out how to rescue Jo and Tetsu, who were caught in a roundup of vagrants and sentenced to the life in the mines.

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S15E18
Everything's Prepared, Now for the Punishment
Air date: 14/Sep/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When a young bride to be is driven mad by a mysterious masked attacker, the Punishers must work around her amnesia to find clues that led toward the guilty party.

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When a young bride to be is driven mad by a mysterious masked attacker, the Punishers must work around her amnesia to find clues that led toward the guilty party.

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S15E17
To Throw Love Away and Wish for Death
Air date: 07/Sep/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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The Punishers become involved when two vengeful sisters seek to expose a group of oil merchants who had their father wrongfully executed for arson.

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The Punishers become involved when two vengeful sisters seek to expose a group of oil merchants who had their father wrongfully executed for arson.

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S15E16
The False Tears of a Scoundrel
Air date: 31/Aug/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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A compulsive gambler is accused of a murder committed by a masked killer, the Punishers help to plot a temporary jailbreak, and fires break out across the city.

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A compulsive gambler is accused of a murder committed by a masked killer, the Punishers help to plot a temporary jailbreak, and fires break out across the city.

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S15E15
The Inn at Which Night Bares its Fangs
Air date: 24/Aug/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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On a dark and stormy night, a landslide traps Jo, Tetsu, and an assortment of unsavory travelers in a haunted Inn, while an unknown murderer picks them off one by one.

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On a dark and stormy night, a landslide traps Jo, Tetsu, and an assortment of unsavory travelers in a haunted Inn, while an unknown murderer picks them off one by one.

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S15E14
A Paper to Stake One's Life On
Air date: 17/Aug/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When Han’s mentor, a crusading tabloid sheet writer, takes on a developer whose negotiation techniques include blackmail and murder, the Punishers are drawn into the fray.

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When Han’s mentor, a crusading tabloid sheet writer, takes on a developer whose negotiation techniques include blackmail and murder, the Punishers are drawn into the fray.

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S15E13
The Worse They Are, the Better They Seem
Air date: 10/Aug/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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A potentially explosive crisis ensues when a rural samurai takes the daughter of a powerful retainer hostage in a shop filled with highly flammable oil and a lit candle.

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A potentially explosive crisis ensues when a rural samurai takes the daughter of a powerful retainer hostage in a shop filled with highly flammable oil and a lit candle.

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S15E12
A Woman's Hellish Journey
Air date: 03/Aug/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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Han falls in love with a beautiful mute girl, whose entire family was enslaved and murdered by an ambitious Lord. Needless to say, it's Punishing Time.

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Han falls in love with a beautiful mute girl, whose entire family was enslaved and murdered by an ambitious Lord. Needless to say, it's Punishing Time.

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S15E11
A Plot Behind Exile
Air date: 27/Jul/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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Demon Iwa, an infamous lawman who frames innocent suspects to protect the wealthy, sets out to catch the Punishers, and his first target is Okin.

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Demon Iwa, an infamous lawman who frames innocent suspects to protect the wealthy, sets out to catch the Punishers, and his first target is Okin.

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S15E10
Cloth Thief, Jet Black
Air date: 20/Jul/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When the father and fiancé of an old friend are murdered by one of the Shogun’s Concubine’s guards, Okin makes plans to infiltrate the Shogun’s harem.

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When the father and fiancé of an old friend are murdered by one of the Shogun’s Concubine’s guards, Okin makes plans to infiltrate the Shogun’s harem.

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S15E9
The Ones Who Use People, the Ones Who Are Used
Air date: 13/Jul/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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Nenbutsu starts to have feelings for a new courtesan, but his hopes for romance go awry when it turns out that she is under the spell of a murderous pimp.

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Nenbutsu starts to have feelings for a new courtesan, but his hopes for romance go awry when it turns out that she is under the spell of a murderous pimp.

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S15E8
The Power of Bare Grass
Air date: 06/Jul/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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A dog-obsessed noblewoman has a series of young women beaten and disfigured by her giant body guard, but the plans to punish her are stymied by the fact that she has a gun.

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A dog-obsessed noblewoman has a series of young women beaten and disfigured by her giant body guard, but the plans to punish her are stymied by the fact that she has a gun.

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S15E7
Deep Abysses in Closed Eyes
Air date: 29/Jun/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When a young woman attempts to murder a blind money lender, Mondo is forced to turn her over for execution… but is the blind man truly who and what he claims to be?

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When a young woman attempts to murder a blind money lender, Mondo is forced to turn her over for execution… but is the blind man truly who and what he claims to be?

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S15E6
The Grudge Carved into the Walls
Air date: 22/Jun/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When a group of Samurai begin killing peasants in order to test their swords, the Punishers are hired by a local prostitute whose father and sister were murdered.

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When a group of Samurai begin killing peasants in order to test their swords, the Punishers are hired by a local prostitute whose father and sister were murdered.

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S15E5
Hang Buddha!
Air date: 15/Jun/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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The ruthless Daihachi of the Back Daruma Gang wants to drive a sweet potato shop’s owner off his land, so the owner turns to his old prison buddy, Nenbutsu, for help.

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The ruthless Daihachi of the Back Daruma Gang wants to drive a sweet potato shop’s owner off his land, so the owner turns to his old prison buddy, Nenbutsu, for help.

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S15E4
Human Trash, Human Payment
Air date: 08/Jun/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When a mentally unstable gangster launches a series of bloody attacks against other Yakuza, Crime Boss Koroku hires Mondo to be his personal bodyguard.

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When a mentally unstable gangster launches a series of bloody attacks against other Yakuza, Crime Boss Koroku hires Mondo to be his personal bodyguard.

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S15E3
No Pity for the Outcasts
Air date: 01/Jun/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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When Kanoke and Nebutsu are arrested after assassinating a rapist without Mondo’s help, Mondo must rescue them from a corrupt police official who murders girls for profit.

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When Kanoke and Nebutsu are arrested after assassinating a rapist without Mondo’s help, Mondo must rescue them from a corrupt police official who murders girls for profit.

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S15E2
The Bloody Wish Left in Prison
Air date: 25/May/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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Is a mysterious woman killing wealthy Soybean wholesalers and leaving playing cards on their bodies? In a strange twist, they become bodyguards for the next likely target.

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Is a mysterious woman killing wealthy Soybean wholesalers and leaving playing cards on their bodies? In a strange twist, they become bodyguards for the next likely target.

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S15E1
Sell Your Life, Get Gibbeted
Air date: 18/May/1979 · Runtime: 45 min
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Mondo Nakamura’s wife and coworkers think he’s incompetent. But at night he sheds his civil servant disguise, and teams up with Tetsu and Jo to fight crime and corruption.

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Mondo Nakamura’s wife and coworkers think he’s incompetent. But at night he sheds his civil servant disguise, and teams up with Tetsu and Jo to fight crime and corruption.

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Season 14 · Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi
23 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Dec/1978
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Season 13 · Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhyakkei Koroshitabi
14 episode(s) · Air date: 25/Aug/1978
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Season 12 · Edo Professional Hissatsu Shobainin
26 episode(s) · Air date: 17/Feb/1978
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Season 11 · Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin
13 episode(s) · Air date: 18/Nov/1977
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Season 10 · Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin
41 episode(s) · Air date: 21/Jan/1977
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Season 9 · Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppuhen
11 episode(s) · Air date: 29/Oct/1976
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Season 8 · Hissatsu Karakurinin
13 episode(s) · Air date: 30/Jul/1976
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Season 7 · Hissatsu Shiwazanin
28 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Jan/1976
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Season 6 · Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyo
28 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Jul/1975
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Season 5 · Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyo
26 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Jan/1975
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Season 4 · Kurayami Shitomenin
27 episode(s) · Air date: 29/Jun/1974
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Season 3 · Tasukenin Hashiru
36 episode(s) · Air date: 20/Oct/1973
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Season 2 · Hissatsu Shiokinin
26 episode(s) · Air date: 21/Apr/1973
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Season 1 · Hissatsu Shikakenin
33 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Sep/1972
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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 02/Sep/1972 · Runtime: 45 min
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Otowaya Hanemon runs an employment agency. One day, he hires a ronin by the name of Nishimura Sanai, as well as a doctor by the name of Fujieda Baian, both of them secretly becoming professional killers who work for Boss Otowaya in the Edo Underworld. The three of them begin working together to slay villains who have escaped justice despite their heinous crimes.

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Otowaya Hanemon runs an employment agency. One day, he hires a ronin by the name of Nishimura Sanai, as well as a doctor by the name of Fujieda Baian, both of them secretly becoming professional killers who work for Boss Otowaya in the Edo Underworld. The three of them begin working together to slay villains who have escaped justice despite their heinous crimes.

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