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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.
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1991-11-06
S1E5 — Baian Early Summer Rain
Baian's samurai friend Juugoro Kosugi accepts a contract to kill a woman but finds himself unwilling to do it. Baian agrees to take on the job, if Kosugi will kill a certain ronin in exchange. Then they discover the contracts are related.
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Ken Watanabe
Fujieda Baian
Kunie Tanaka
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Jun Miho
O-mon
Isao Hashizume
Hikojiro
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