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Mission To Kill

2009 · 1 season

A stately, sword-driven period drama where quiet plotting gives way to sudden, decisive bursts of violence.

Genres
War & politics
Overview
Continuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as the protagonist Nakamura Mondo, one of the "shigotonin," a team of hired assassins.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, justice, loyalty, class
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    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 mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    war & politics
    Created by
    Shigeru Ishihara
    Starring
    Noriyuki Higashiyama, Masahiro Matsuoka, Tadayoshi Okura, Koki Tanaka, Emi Wakui, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takashi Ukaji, Yoko Nogiwa
    Length
    1 seasons, 22 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    tv asahi
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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