BAIAN: THE ASSASSIN M.D. Trailer Sees The Return Of A Legendary Killer And Healer For New Two-Part Saga In 2023!
Fuji TV vet Shunsaku Kawake is stepping out into the new year with the first of a two-part period epic based on the work of celebrated author Shotaro Ikenami who passed away in 1990. For this, we turn to the latest official trailer for Baian: The Assassin M.D. featuring Etsushi Toyokawa (20th Century Boys trilogy, Punk Samurai Slash Down, Kingdom 2) in the title role.
Kawake directs from a script by Sumio Omori, who is best known for penning NHK network’s Moribito television series based on the 1996 Kaiseisha publication, “Seirei no Moribito”. Toyokawa takes the mantle as the titular acupuncturist and healer who also delivers his own brand of justice as a master assassin. The role was previously adapted for the screen in two television iterations with Ken Ogata in 1972 and Ken Watanabe in 1990, and with one film adaptation in 1981 with actor Kinnosuke Yorozuya.
Also of note is the resounding score by Kenji Kawai (The Princess Blade, the Ip Man saga) who will be sure to produce an earful for audiences.
Other cast members in the two-part saga going forward are Yuki Amami, Toshiro Yanagiba, Kaoru Kobayashi, Atsuko Takahata and Kippei Shiina, along with Hayate Ichinose, Taichi Saotome, Koichi Sato, Miho Kanno, Ainosuke Kataoka.
Aeon Cinema heading up the release of the first film in time to celebrate 100 years of the late Ikenami, opening in cinemas on February 3. The sequel will follow suit on April 7.
Watch the brand-new trailer below, and check out the latest poster art just beneath!
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