Hissatsu Shiokinin

is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1973. It is the 2nd in the Hissatsu series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular jidaigeki dramas in Japan.

Plot
A group of common merchants in Edo city(Tokyo) in the mid-1800s is really a band of assassins available for hire. Each assassin has his  own unique killing style.

Cast

Shiokinin group
Nenbutsu no Tetsu :(Tsutomu Yamazaki) is a former monk but now he is a chiropractor, but he is also a professional killer. He uses his extremely tough fingers to dislocate the ribs of his targets. In some episodes he uses his skills as a chiropractor to cripple targets. Tetsu returns in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin in 1977.

Mondo Nakamura : (Makoto Fujita) is a dōshin(Policeman of edo period) but he is also professional killer who takes charge of killing bad people with money. He hides his master level sword skills under a mask of incompetence and buffoonery.

Kanoke no Joe :(Masaya Oki) is a Coffin craftsman but he is also professional killer. Joe is a master of the Okinawan martial arts and his weapon of choice is a spear shaped chisel. Joe returns in special drama Hissatsu Shigotonin Daishugō (1982) and Hissatsu Shigotonin ahensensō ni iku(1983).

Ohirome no Hanji : Masaaki Tsusaka
Okin : Yumiko Nogawa
Tenji no Koroku : Hideo Takamatsu

Mondo′s Family
Nakamura Ritsu : Mari Shiraki　(Mondo Nakamura′s Wife)
Nakamura Sen : Kin Sugai　(Mondo Nakamura′s mother-in-law)

Directors
Eiichi Kudo Episode7,12,16,25,26
Kenji Misumi Episode4
Koreyoshi Kurahara Episode15,19
Tokuzō Tanaka Episode20

See also
 Hissatsu Shikakenin   (First in the Hissatsu series)
 Tasukenin Hashiru  (3rd in the Hissatsu series) 
 Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō(6th in the Hissatsu series)
 Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (10st in the Hissatsu series)

References

Category:1973 Japanese television series debuts
Category:1970s drama television series
Category:Jidaigeki television series