| Hissatsu Shikakenin | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 必殺仕掛人 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku Kenji Misumi |
| Starring | Ken Ogata Yoichi Hayashi So Yamamura Tamao Nakamura Yumiko Nogawa |
| Theme music composer | Masaaki Hirao |
| Ending theme | "Koya no Hateni" was sung by Yuzo Yamashita |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Shochiku |
| Original release | |
| Network | JNN (ABC, TBS) |
| Release | September 1972 – April 1973 |
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Hissatsu Shikakenin (必殺仕掛人) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1972–1973. It was the first in the Hissatsu series and is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Shiokinin Fujieda Baian.[1][2][3][4] Ken Ogata played Fujieda Baian.[5]
Episode 1,2 and 24 were directed by Kinji Fukasaku.