STORY
The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who buries evil that cannot be kept alive for the sake of others. Popular writer Shotaro Ikenami's historical novel series of the same title, on which the film "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is based, is a blockbuster bestseller with a total of over 6 million copies in print and has been made into a timeless entertainment film many times in Japan. Many famous actors have played the role of Baian, including Ken Watanabe. The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Shotaro Ikenami's birth. In the anniversary year of 2023, a new "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is born.
CAST & CREW
- Etsushi Toyokawa
- Ainosuke Kataoka
- Miho Kanno
- Hayate Ichinose
- Koichi Sato
Cast
- Shunsaku Kawake
Director
INFORMATION
- Toei Studios Kyoto
- Jidaigeki Senmon Channel
- Aeon Entertainment
- Kodansha
- SKY Perfect JSAT
- NTT Docomo
- Quaras
- Kansai Television
- The Asahi Shimbun
- Chunichi Shimbun
- BS Fuji
- Yomiuri Shimbun Company
- The Kyoto Shimbun
- Sankei Shimbun co.
- THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN
- Mainichi Shimbun
- Tokai Television Broadcasting
- Culture Entertainment
- Akita Television
- Ishikawa Television Broadcasting
- Iwate Menkoi Television
- Okayama Broadcasting
- Kagoshima Television Station
- Gifu Broadcasting Systems
- KBS Kyoto
- Saga Television Station
- Sun TV
- Sendai Television
- Chiba Television Broadcasting
- Ehime Asahi Television
- Television Kanagawa
- Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions
- Television Saitama
- Shizuoka Telecasting
- Television Shin-Hiroshima System
- Television Nagasaki
- Television Nishinippon Corporation
- Television Hokkaido Broadcasting
- Nagano Broadcasting System
- Fukui Television Broadcasting
- Fukushima Television Broadcasting
- LEED Publishing
Production Companies
- Japan
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Japanese
