Hissastu Hashikakenin

Hissastu Hashikakenin
Also known as必殺仕掛人
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byEiichi Kudo
Yoshiyuki Kuroda
StarringMasahiko Tsugawa
Shin Takuma
Hisako Manda
Midori Nishizaki
Theme music composerMasaaki Hirao
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerHisashi Yamauchi
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesAsahi, Shochiku
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseAugust 2 (1985-08-02) –
November 8, 1985 (1985-11-08)

Hissastu Hashikakenin (必殺橋掛人) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1985. It is the 24th in the Hissatsu series.[1] After appearing in several Hissatsu series as a guest villain actor, Masahiko Tsugawa won leading role in the Hissatsu series.[2][3][4]

Ryūji used to be a famous professional killer but retired from it. His profession is a peddler (he sells kimono) now but one day he comes back from his retirement by his old friend's last words.[2]

Cast

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Directors

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Eiichi Kudo directed episode 1,2,5

References

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  1. ^ "必殺シリーズ". TV Asahi. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "必殺仕掛人". TV Drama data. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ 山田誠二『必殺シリーズ完全百科』1995 p.24 ISBN 4-88718-308-9
  4. ^ "必殺橋掛人とは". kotobanku The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 6 March 2020.