| Genre: | Jidaigeki |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Company: | Asahi, Shochiku |
| Network: | TV Asahi |
| Director: | Tokuzō Tanaka Umetsugu Inoue Eiichi Kudo |
| Starring: | Machiko Kyō Etsushi Takahashi Hirotaro Honda Midori Nishizaki |
| Producer: | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1981.[1] It is the 16th in the Hissatsu series.[2] [3] [4] In 1982 the sequel drama Shin Hissatsu Shimainin (18th in the Hissatsu series) was produced by the same cast. The drama features several aikido-based action scenes choreographed by Steven Seagal under the name of 武榮道, prior to the start of his own film career.[5] [6]
| Alt Name: | Shin・Hissatsu Shimainin |
| Genre: | Jidaigeki |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Company: | Asahi, Shochiku |
| Network: | TV Asahi |
| Director: | Tokuzō Tanaka Umetsugu Inoue |
| Starring: | Machiko Kyō Etsushi Takahashi Hirotaro Honda Midori Nishizaki |
| Producer: | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
