Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen

Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen
Also known as	必殺からくり人・血風編
Genre	Jidaigeki
Directed by	Eiichi Kudo Koreyoshi Kurahara
Starring	Tsutomu Yamazaki Mitsuko Kusabue Hideko Yoshida Peter (actor)
Theme music composer	Masaaki Hirao
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producers	Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa
Running time	45 minutes (per episode)
Production companies	Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Shochiku
Original release
Network	ANN (ABC, NET)
Release	April 1976 (1976-04) – October 1976 (1976-10)

Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen (必殺からくり人・血風編) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1976.[1] It is the second in the Hissatsu Karakurinin series. The lead stars are Tsutomu Yamazaki and Mitsuko Kusabue.[2] It depicts the end of the Edo Period.

Plot

Dozaemon is a samurai of the Satsuma clan. One day his life was saved by Oriku. Oriku runs an inn in Shinagawa but she is also a boss of a group of killers(She takes charge of killing villains with money. Oriku's targets are always villains who escape justice despite their crimes. )Dozaemon joins Oriku's group.[3][4]

Cast

• Tsutomu Yamazaki as Dozaemon
• Mitsuko Kusabue as Oriku
• Hideko Yoshida as Oine
• Kenkichi Hamahata as Naojirō
• Peter (actor) as Shinnosuke

Directors

• Koreyoshi Kurahara Episode1,5,7
• Eiichi Kudo Episode2,3

See also

• Hissatsu Shikakenin (First in the Hissatsu series)
• Tasukenin Hashiru (3rd in the Hissatsu series)
• Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (6th in the Hissatsu series)
• Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (10th in the Hissatsu series)

References

1. "Yomoyama Banashi Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen". Jidaigeki.Com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
2. "必殺からくり人・血風編とは". kotobank. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
3. "必殺からくり人 血風編". TV DRAMA. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
4. "必殺からくり人・血風編". TVK. Retrieved July 26, 2021.