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Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1

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2023
2h 14m
7.6(7 votes)
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Overview

Baian Fujieda, an assassin for hire, got an unusual job from his usual fixer to end up with an unexpected twist of destiny from the past.

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Jidaigeki Senmon Channel
Aeon Entertainment
Toei Studios Kyoto
SKY Perfect Well Think
NTT Docomo
Quaras
Kansai Television
The Asahi Shimbun
BS Fuji
Fukushima Television Broadcasting
Fukui Television Broadcasting
Nagano Broadcasting System
Television Hokkaido Broadcasting
Television Nishinippon Corporation
Television Nagasaki
Television Shin-Hiroshima System
Shizuoka Telecasting
Television Saitama
Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions
Television Kanagawa
Chiba Television Broadcasting
Sendai Television
Sun TV
Saga Television Station
KBS Kyoto
Gifu Broadcasting Systems
Kagoshima Television Station
Okayama Broadcasting
Iwate Menkoi Television
Ishikawa Television Broadcasting
Akita Television
LEED Publishing
Culture Entertainment
Tokai Television Broadcasting
Mainichi Shimbun
THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN
Sankei Shimbun co.
Kodansha
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Chunichi Shimbun
Ehime Broadcasting

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Cast & Crew

7 members
Acting

豊川悦司

Baian Fujieda

豊川悦司
Acting

六代目 片岡愛之助

Hikojiro

六代目 片岡愛之助
Acting

天海祐希

Omino

天海祐希
Acting

菅野美穂

Moon

菅野美穂
Acting

高畑淳子

Oseki

高畑淳子
Acting

柳葉敏郎

Kahei

柳葉敏郎
Acting

早乙女太一

Tomogoro Ishikawa

早乙女太一

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