Series synopsis
Professional Killers, also known as 必殺仕掛人 is a Japanese drama crime action & adventure television series that premiered on NET on September 2, 1972. It ended on April 14, 1973. It stars Ken Ogata, Yoichi Hayashi, So Yamamura and Yumiko Nogawa.
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry o ...
Premise
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ken Ogata as Baian Fujieda
- Yoichi Hayashi as Sanai Nishimura
- So Yamamura as Hanemon Otowaya
- Yumiko Nogawa as Gin
- Tamao Nakamura as Okura
- Taisaku Akino as Senzô
- Rumi Matsumoto as Omiyo
- Hiroyuki Ôta as Mankichi
Supporting cast
- Nakajirō Tomita as Tatsumiya
- Kaku Takashina as Oiwa
- Hideo Murota as Guard Kawachi
- Masataka Iwao as Oiwa's subordinate
- Keiko Nishiyama
- Mari Shiraki as Oren
- Tatsuo Endō as Genjuro Onodera
- Yōichirō Mikawa as Old monk
- Ichiro Chagawa as Tadokoro
- Hisao Toake as Tsujiya
- Keiko Yumi
- Asao Koike
Guest cast
- Nakajirō Tomita as Tatsumiya
- Kaku Takashina as Oiwa
- Hideo Murota as Guard Kawachi
- Masataka Iwao as Oiwa's subordinate
- Keiko Nishiyama
- Mari Shiraki as Oren
- Tatsuo Endō as Genjuro Onodera
- Yōichirō Mikawa as Old monk
- Ichiro Chagawa as Tadokoro
- Hisao Toake as Tsujiya
- Keiko Yumi
- Asao Koike
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 33 | September 2, 1972 | April 14, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
仕掛けて仕損じなし A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again... |
September 2, 1972 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 9, 1972 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 16, 1972 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NET |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 2, 1972 |
| Last aired | April 14, 1973 |
| Runtime | 56 minutes |
| Status | ended |