Baian: The Assassin (1990)

Baian: The Assassin 1990 / 仕掛人 藤枝梅安 1990 / Baian the Assassin , Shikakenin Fujieda Baian

TV series about a doctor during the Edo period who uses his acupuncturist skills to both cure and kill. Dr. Baian is essentially a good man who accepts the money he receives for killing the bad so that he can heal the sick who can't afford it. Authentically details the street life during the Edo period these stories are street level and often take place in the bars and brothels of Edo.