Hissatsu Shigotonin

A slow-burning period drama where moral compromises and quiet tension build toward violent, earned resolutions.

Created by

Eiichi Kudō, Kousaka Mitsuyuki

Genres

Drama

Starring

Makoto Fujita, Kunihiko Mitamura, Gorō Ibuki

Overview

Nakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has retired from professional assassin. But one day he was ordered to return to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō worked behind the scenes to get Mondo back to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō asks Nakamura Mondo to kill a man, once Mondo refuses but he is blinded by big money and eventually take the offer. Mondo restarts killing villains again with Kazarishokunin no Hide and Nawate Samon.

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Justice, revenge, corruption, morality

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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