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Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin

197910.09 Seasons333 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Nakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has retired from professional assassin. But one day he was ordered to return to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō worked behind the scenes to get Mondo back to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō asks Nakamura Mondo to kill a man, once Mondo refuses but he is blinded by big money and eventually take the offer. Mondo restarts killing villains again with Kazarishokunin no Hide and Nawate Samon.

Produced by Rikyū Nakagawa, Hisashi Yamauchi
NetworksABC TV

Top Cast

Kunihiko Mitamura

Kunihiko Mitamura

Kazarishokunin no Hide

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

Nawate Samon

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Otowa

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Motojime Shikazō

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Sen Nakamura

Themes & Keywords

jidaigekiedo period

About Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin is a drama series that first aired in 1979 exploring themes of jidaigeki, edo period. it stars Kunihiko Mitamura, Gorō Ibuki, Isuzu Yamada. Nakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has retired from professional assassin. But one day he was ordered to return to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō worked behind the scenes to get Mondo back to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō asks Nakamura Mondo to kill a man, once Mondo refuses but he is blinded by big money and eventually take the offer. Mondo restarts killing villains again with Kazarishokunin no Hide and Nawate Samon.

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