An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace.
Shôji Ehara | Cinematography |
Toru Hayashi | Director |
Katsunori Ishida | Music |
Nobuyuki Sakai | Assistant Director |
Shōtarō Ikenami | Novel |
Megumi Tamura | Screenplay |