Baian Fujieda the Assassin

An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace.

Director: Toru Hayashi

Cast: Goro Kishitani, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryuji Harada, Saki Takaoka, Makoto Fujita, Renji Ishibashi, Shinobu Nakayama, Machiko Washio

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