Hissatsu Series, also known as 必殺シリーズ is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on September 2, 1972. It was created by Shotaro Ikenami.
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.
Premise
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.
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 561 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1
33
September 2, 1972
April 14, 1973
Season 2
26
April 21, 1973
October 13, 1973
Season 3
36
October 20, 1973
June 22, 1974
Season 4
27
June 29, 1974
December 28, 1974
Season 5
26
January 4, 1975
June 27, 1975
Season 6
28
July 4, 1975
January 9, 1976
Season 7
28
January 16, 1976
July 23, 1976
Season 8
13
July 30, 1976
October 22, 1976
Season 9
11
October 29, 1976
January 14, 1977
Season 10
41
January 21, 1977
November 4, 1977
Season 11
13
November 18, 1977
February 10, 1978
Season 12
26
February 17, 1978
August 18, 1978
Season 13
14
August 25, 1978
November 24, 1978
Season 14
23
December 8, 1978
May 11, 1979
Season 15
84
May 18, 1979
January 30, 1981
Season 16
13
February 6, 1981
May 1, 1981
Season 17
55
May 8, 1981
June 25, 1982
Season 18
13
July 2, 1982
September 24, 1982
Season 19
38
October 8, 1982
July 1, 1983
Season 20
13
July 8, 1983
October 14, 1983
Season 1 preview33 episodes total
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
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.
September 2, 1972
2
Episode 2
September 9, 1972
3
Episode 3
September 16, 1972
Season 2 preview26 episodes total
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
April 21, 1973
2
Episode 2
April 28, 1973
3
Episode 3
May 5, 1973
Season 3 preview36 episodes total
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
October 20, 1973
2
Episode 2
October 27, 1973
3
Episode 3
November 3, 1973
Season 4 preview27 episodes total
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
June 29, 1974
2
Episode 2
July 6, 1974
3
Episode 3
July 13, 1974
Season 5 preview26 episodes total
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 4, 1975
2
Episode 2
January 11, 1975
3
Episode 3
January 18, 1975
Season 6 preview28 episodes total
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
July 4, 1975
2
Episode 2
July 11, 1975
3
Episode 3
July 18, 1975
Season 7 preview28 episodes total
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 16, 1976
2
Episode 2
January 23, 1976
3
Episode 3
January 30, 1976
Season 8 preview13 episodes total
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
July 30, 1976
2
Episode 2
August 6, 1976
3
Episode 3
August 13, 1976
Season 9 preview11 episodes total
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
October 29, 1976
2
Episode 2
November 5, 1976
3
Episode 3
November 12, 1976
Season 10 preview41 episodes total
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
January 21, 1977
2
Episode 2
January 28, 1977
3
Episode 3
February 4, 1977
Season 11 preview13 episodes total
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
November 18, 1977
2
Episode 2
November 25, 1977
3
Episode 3
December 2, 1977
Season 12 preview26 episodes total
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
February 17, 1978
2
Episode 2
February 24, 1978
3
Episode 3
March 3, 1978
Season 13 preview14 episodes total
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
August 25, 1978
2
Episode 2
September 1, 1978
3
Episode 3
September 8, 1978
Season 14 preview23 episodes total
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 1
December 8, 1978
2
Episode 2
December 15, 1978
3
Episode 3
December 22, 1978
Season 15 preview84 episodes total
Season 15 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Sell Your Life, Get Gibbeted
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.
May 18, 1979
2
The Bloody Wish Left in Prison
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.
May 25, 1979
3
No Pity for the Outcasts
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.