Hissatsu Shimainin (必殺仕舞人) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1981.[1] It is the 16th in the Hissatsu series.[2][3][4] In 1982 the sequel drama Shin Hissatsu Shimainin (18th in the Hissatsu series) was produced by the same cast. The drama features several aikido-based action scenes choreographed by Steven Seagal under the name of 武榮道, prior to the start of his own film career.[5][6]

Hissatsu Shimainin
Also known as必殺仕舞人
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byTokuzō Tanaka
Umetsugu Inoue
Eiichi Kudo
StarringMachiko Kyō
Etsushi Takahashi
Hirotaro Honda
Midori Nishizaki
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducersHisashi Yamauchi
Rikyū Nakagawa
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
Shochiku
Original release
NetworkANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
Release1981 (1981) –
1981 (1981)

Plot

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Hissatsu Shimainin
Also known asShin・Hissatsu Shimainin
新・必殺仕舞人
GenreJidaigeki
Directed byTokuzō Tanaka
Umetsugu Inoue
StarringMachiko Kyō
Etsushi Takahashi
Hirotaro Honda
Midori Nishizaki
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducersHisashi Yamauchi
Rikyū Nakagawa
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
Shochiku
Original release
NetworkANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
ReleaseJuly 2 (1982-07-02) –
September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24)

References

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  1. ^ "必殺シリーズ". TV Asahi. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "必殺仕舞人". Dramadata. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "必殺仕舞人". amazon. 6 August 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. ^ 山田誠二『必殺シリーズ完全百科』p29
  5. ^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cag2nrgUMAE3rbF.jpg [bare URL image file]
  6. ^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFwwXlwUEAACT9M?format=jpg [bare URL image file]