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Baian the Assassin

1991 · 1 season

A quiet, deliberate period crime drama that shifts between gentle daytime warmth and cold, precise nighttime violence.

Genres
Crime
Overview
During the day, Dr. Baian is the friendly and trusted village acupuncturist. At night, he becomes Baian, the assassin. Using his acupuncture needles as weapons, he takes on deadly assignments, killing evildoers with an undeniable skill and precision.
How it feels
Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Justice, deception, violence, morality
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and sexual content. No swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime
Starring
Ken Watanabe, Hiroshi Abe, Kunie Tanaka, Jun Miho, Isao Hashizume
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 47 min each
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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