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Shôtarô Ikenami

Shôtarô Ikenami

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Born January 25, 1923 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Died May 3, 1990

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Before World War II, he worked as a stock broker in a Tokyo company. Later, he was a pupil of the Shin Hasegawa theatre script studio, and finally he decided to become a novelist. He was a very prolific writer, and in the 1950s, some of his novels and stories begin to be converted into movies, the first of them being "Fighting Spirit Tear of Nayoroiwa" in 1956. His most important work was the novel-river "Sanada Taihei-ki", firstly serialized from 1974 to 1983 in the "Weekly Asahi". Later, he created the "Ikenami Shotaro Sanada Taiheiki Museum," located in the center of Ueda City, which exhibits books and manuscripts related to Ikenami. But the most famous novel by Ikenami without any doubt was "Koroshi no yonin" (Master Assassin), better known as "Hissatsu shikake-nin". Firstly, it was converted into an ABC TV series from 1972, directed by, amongst others, Kinji Fukasaku and Kenji Misumi and starring Ken Ogata as acupunturist/professional killer of XVIII Century Baian Fujieda. Jirō Tamiya and Ogata himself played the three films based on the TV series (1973-74). In 1981, Yasuo Furuhata directed a new film version of the novel, "Shikake-Nin Baian" (Professional Killer Baian), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura and 'Juzo Itami'qv). And from 1982, Fuji TV made a long new TV series about the novel, starring Keiju Kobayashi (and later Ken Watanabe) as Baian. Ikenami only wrote an original script to be made into a film, in 1960.

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Samurai Detective Onihei: Two Righteous Swords TV Movie2026

Ikenami Shôtarô Jidaigeki: Hikari to kage Mini-Series2017

Kumokiri Nizaemon Poster

Kumokiri Nizaemon TV Series2013

Kenkyaku shôbai: Haru no arashi TV Movie2008

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel Poster

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel TV Movie2004

Kenkaku shôbai TV Series1998

Kumokiri Nizaemon TV Series1995

Onihei's Detective Records Poster

Onihei's Detective Records Feature Film1995

Shikakenin Fujieda Baian Mini-Series1990

Onihei hankachô Poster

Onihei hankachô TV Series1989

Shikake-nin Baian Poster

Shikake-nin Baian Feature Film1981

Hunter in the Dark Poster

Hunter in the Dark Feature Film1979

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Poster

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Feature Film1978

Hissatsu shikakenin: Shunsetsu shikake bari Poster

Hissatsu shikakenin: Shunsetsu shikake bari Feature Film1974

The Last Samurai Poster

The Last Samurai Feature Film1974

Hissatsu shikakenin Poster

Hissatsu shikakenin Feature Film1973

Hissatsu shikakenin: Baian ari jigoku Poster

Hissatsu shikakenin: Baian ari jigoku Feature Film1973

Hissatsu shikakenin Poster

Hissatsu shikakenin TV Series1972

Honno-Ji in Flames Poster

Honno-Ji in Flames Feature Film1960

Nayoroiwa: Namida no kantôshô Feature Film1956

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