Baian the Assassin (1981)

Baian the Assassin (1981)

1981-04-11 Japan 100 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

萬屋錦之介 is Baian Fujieda
Baian Fujieda
中村嘉葎雄 is Hikojiro
伊丹十三 is Sahei Oumiya
Sahei Oumiya
藤田進 is Hanuemon Otowaya
Hanuemon Otowaya
五代高之 is Jugoro Kosugi
Jugoro Kosugi
岩尾正隆 is Genpachiro Isaka
Genpachiro Isaka
御木本伸介 is Mondo Tsuchiya
Mondo Tsuchiya
中尾彬 is Mondonosuke
Mondonosuke