Overview
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...
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Ken Ogata
Baian Fujieda
Yoichi Hayashi
Sanai Nishimura
So Yamamura
Hanemon Otowaya
Yumiko Nogawa
Gin
Tamao Nakamura
Okura
Taisaku Akino
Senzô
Rumi Matsumoto
Omiyo
Hiroyuki Ôta
Mankichi
Gō Ibuki
Akemi Yamaguchi
Keiko Nishiyama
Ken Izumi
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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...
Professional Killers has 1 season with 33 episodes.
Professional Killers premiered on September 2, 1972.
No, Professional Killers has ended. The final episode aired on April 14, 1973.
Professional Killers originally aired on NET. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Professional Killers has a rating of 8.0/10 based on user reviews.
Professional Killers is classified as Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure.