Baian Fujieda the Assassin (2006)

An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace.

Released: Nov 04, 2006

Runtime: 97 minutes

Genre: Drama

Stars: Goro Kishitani, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryuji Harada, Saki Takaoka, Makoto Fujita, Renji Ishibashi

Crew: Shôji Ehara (Cinematography), Toru Hayashi (Director), Ishida Katsunori (Music), Nobuyuki Sakai (Assistant Director), Shōtarō Ikenami (Novel), Megumi Tamura (Screenplay)