Shikake-nin Baian

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Baian Fujieda

Age : 64 | Popularity : 7%

Mayumi Ogawa

Osono

Age : 84 | Popularity : 7%

Kimie Shingyôji

Osaki

Age : 64 | Popularity : 8%

Junko Miyashita

Omon

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Katsuo Nakamura

Hikojiro

Age : 86 | Popularity : 4%

Juzo Itami

Sahei Oumiya

Age : 64 | Popularity : 6%

Susumu Fujita

Hanuemon Otowaya

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Takayuki Godai

Jugoro Kosugi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Yasuo Furuhata
Writing	Original Story	Shōtarō Ikenami
	Screenplay	Seikô Shimura
Crew	Cinematography	Yoshio Miyajima
Department	Role	Name

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