The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who buries evil that cannot be kept alive for the sake of others. Popular writer Shotaro Ikenami's historical novel series of the same title, on which the film "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is based, is a blockbuster bestseller with a total of over 6 million copies in print and has been made into a timeless entertainment film many times in Japan. Many famous actors have played the role of Baian, including Ken Watanabe. The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Shotaro Ikenami's birth. In the anniversary year of 2023, a new "BAIAN The Assassin, M.D." is born.
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The Asahi Shimbun
Mainichi Shimbun
Kansai Television
NTT Docomo
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Quaras
Kodansha
BS Fuji
Chunichi Shimbun
Television Nishinippon Corporation (TNC)
Sun TV
Aeon Entertainment
Nagano Broadcasting System
Tokai Television Broadcasting
Culture Entertainment
Gifu Broadcasting Systems
KBS Kyoto
Television Kanagawa
Television Saitama
Jidaigeki Senmon Channel
Fukui Television Broadcasting
Toei Studios Kyoto
Sendai Television (OXTV)
Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions
Television Nagasaki Co., Ltd.
SKY Perfect JSAT
Television Hokkaido Broadcasting
Ehime Asahi Television
Television Shin-Hiroshima System
Akita Television
LEED Publishing Co
Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Chiba TV
Sankei Shimbun co.
The Kyoto Shimbun
THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN
Ishikawa Television Broadcasting
Iwate Menkoi Television
Kagoshima Television Station
Saga Television Station
Shizuoka Telecasting
Fukushima Television Broadcasting
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