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Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993)
Directed by Haruhiko Mimura
Overview
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Ken Watanabe | Isao Hashizume | Kunie Tanaka | Mikijiro Hira | Jun Miho | Hiroshi Abe | Takuzô Kawatani | Haruko Satsuki | Ryôko Tateishi | Hiroshi Arikawa | Mitsutaka Tachikawa | Tadayoshi Ueda | Kenzo Kaneko | Shunta Fuchino | Jun Karasawa | Yokoo Kayoko | Kousei Hirota | Junpei Takemoto | Yoshio Nakahira | Hideaki Komori | Kenichiro Sanada | Mariko Ogasawara