Professional Killers

仕掛けて仕損じなし

A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...

Sep 2, 1972

Episode 2

Sep 9, 1972

Episode 3

Sep 16, 1972

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Sep 23, 1972

Episode 5

Sep 30, 1972

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Oct 7, 1972

Episode 7

Oct 14, 1972

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Oct 21, 1972

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Oct 28, 1972

Episode 10

Nov 4, 1972

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Nov 11, 1972

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Nov 18, 1972

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Nov 25, 1972

Episode 14

Dec 2, 1972

Episode 15

Dec 9, 1972

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Dec 16, 1972

Episode 17

Dec 23, 1972

Episode 18

Dec 30, 1972

Episode 19

Jan 6, 1973

Episode 20

Jan 13, 1973

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Jan 20, 1973

Episode 22

Jan 27, 1973

Episode 23

Feb 3, 1973

Episode 24

Feb 10, 1973

Episode 25

Feb 17, 1973

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Feb 24, 1973

Episode 27

Mar 3, 1973

Episode 28

Mar 10, 1973

Episode 29

Mar 17, 1973

Episode 30

Mar 24, 1973

Episode 31

Mar 31, 1973

Episode 32

Apr 7, 1973

Episode 33

Apr 14, 1973