is a Japanese television ''

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, crafts ...

'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. It is the third in the ''Hissatsu'' series and is based on Saga Sen's ''Seibei-ryū Gokui''.

Plot

Seibie used to be a famous bandit. Now Seibie's official job is an employment agency but also he takes charge of killing villains with money. Seibie's targets are always villains who escape justice despite their crimes. Skilled swordsman Nakayama Bunjuro and Tsji Heinai work for him. At first Ryu tries to kill Seibie but he also starts working for him.

Cast

Takahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005. He and his younger brothers Masakazu and Ryō were known as the three Tamura brothers. They were sons of actor Tsumasaburo Bando. Biography Tamura graduated from Dosh ...

as Nakayama Bunjurō *

Ichirō Nakatani was a Japanese actor. He attended Waseda University, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1959, Nakatani won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Nakatani was well known for his role as Ninja ...

as Tsuji Heinai *

Sō Yamamura , sometimes credited as Satoshi Yamamura, was a Japanese actor and film director. Biography Yamamura was born Koga Hirosada in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, and graduated from the University of Tokyo. In 1942, Yamamura and Isao Yamagata formed the B ...

as Daiku no Seibe *

Hiroshi Miyauchi is a Japanese actor and talent from Chiba Prefecture. Miyauchi graduated from Nihon University. In 1969, he signed with Toei Company and made his film debut with ''Nagasaki Blues''. He first attracted attention after landing a role in a televisio ...

as Ryu (From episode 20) *

Yumiko Nogawa is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably ''Gate of Flesh'' (1964), part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including '' Story of a Prostitute'' (1965) and '' Carmen from Kawac ...

as Okichi *Masahiro Sumiyoshi as Tamekichi * Masaaki Tsusaka as Rikichi *Atsuko Sano as Nakayama Shino

Directors

Koreyoshi Kurahara (31 May 1927 – 28 December 2002) was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''Nankyoku Monogatari, Antarctica'' (1983), which won several awards and was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film ...

Episode1,6,13,14,21,22,35,36 *

Kenji Misumi (2 March 1921 – 24 September 1975) was a Japanese film director. He created film series such as ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' and the initial film in the long-running ''Zatoichi'' series, and also directed ''Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice'', starri ...

Episode3,7,8,12,33 *

Eiichi Kudo was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) and '' The Great Killing'' (1964). He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with ''Fuka ...

Episode4,11,29,30 *

Tokuzō Tanaka was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing the ''Zatoichi'' and ''Nemuri Kyōshirō'' film series. Biography Tanaka graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University. In 1948, he joined the Daiei Film, Daiei studio and started workin ...

Episode18,19,23,24,28,31,34

References

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