Hissatsu Series

必殺シリーズ1972

Shōtarō Ikenami
31 seasons
September 2, 1972
tv asahi

Overview

The Hissatsu series is a long-running prime-time popular television Jidaigeki series about assassins in Japan. Hissatsu Shikakenin is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Shiokinin Fujieda Baian, but its sequels are only inspired by it.

Details

Status: Returning series
First aired: September 2, 1972
Last aired: June 26, 2009
Episodes: 790
Network: tv asahi
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Creator: Shōtarō Ikenami