Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993)
Fujieda Baian is admired during the day as a skilled acupuncturist. However, at night, he is a highly skilled assassin, taking on contracts to quietly eliminate those whose existence is deemed toxic to society. Baian's latest target, assigned by his boss Otowa, is Shirakoya Kikuemon, the head of a powerful organization in Osaka. In the past, Baian had been indebted to Shirakoya, but due to a conflict involving the swordsman Kosugi Jūgorō, their relationship has turned adversarial. After his lover is abducted, Shirakoya storms into Edo. With his life now targeted, Baian resolves to confront Shirakoya in a desperate final showdown.
Director:
Haruhiko Mimura
Writer:
Tetsurô Abe
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Ken Watanabe as Dr. Baian |
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Isao Hashizume as |
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Kunie Tanaka as |
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Mikijiro Hira as |
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Jun Miho as |
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Hiroshi Abe as |
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Takuzō Kawatani as |
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Haruko Satsuki as |
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Ryoko Tateishi as |
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Hiroshi Arikawa as |
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Mitsutaka Tachikawa as |
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Tadayoshi Ueda as |
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Kenzo Kaneko as |
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Shunta Fuchino as |
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Jun Karasawa as |
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Yokoo Kayoko as |
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Kohsei Hirota as |
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Junpei Takemoto as |
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Yoshio Nakahira as |
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Hideaki Komori as |
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Kenichiro Sanada as |
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Mariko Ogasawara as |
| Directing | Haruhiko Mimura | Director |
| Directing | Kenichi Sakita | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nobuyuki Sakuraba | Music |
| Writing | Tetsurô Abe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shotaro Ikenami | Original Story |