Trivia / Hissatsu

• Christmas Rushed: One of the main reasons behing Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen's creation was giving main actor Tsutomu Yamazaki something to do until Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin.
• Direct to Video: The second and third Hissatsu Shimatsunin films, since the series was planned to be shown in an unmade movie theme park.
• Fountain of Expies: As mentioned in the main page, the long-lasting Hissatsu has inspired dozens of homages in TV, manga and video games, like Sorcerer Hunters, Hell Girl, Knight Hunters. Braiger, Akame ga Kill!, Tenchu or Super Robot Wars UX.
• Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition:
  • In 2020, DeAgoistini, an Italian media company, decided to release the complete classic series (that is to say, all 30 shows from 1972 to 1987) on DVD in Japan, but with a twist on the usual special edition format: they pair three-episode DVDs with a bonus magazine on a weekly basis (and at comparatively affordable prices versus standard DVD sets). To help with storage issues, they included a free DVD collector's box with the second issue.
  • Given Mondo Nakamura's popularity, they also marketed his entire run as a separate collection with the same treatment.
• No Export for You: So far, only two entries have been translated: Hissatsu Shiokinin (as Samurai Punisher, on HIDIVE), and the film Hissatsu 4: Urami Harashimasu (as Sure Death: Revenge).
• Recycled Script: Goes with the Strictly Formula plot.
• You Look Familiar:
  • Ken Ogata played Fujieda Baian, the main character of Shikakenin, but he also played as the food shop owner / gambler Hanbei in Shigotoya Kagyō, pillowmaker Tokiya Yumejirō in Karakurinin and Hiroshige in Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin.
  • Taisaku Akino played the thief / spy Misaki no Senzō in Shikakenin, but he also played in similar roles as Ohirome no Hanji in Shiokinin / Shitomenin and Rikichi in Tasukenin Hashiru.
  • Yumiko Nogawa played as the pickpocket / spy girl Teppōdama no Okin in Shiokinin and Shitomenin, but she also played as the pseudo-assassin geisha Gin in Shikakenin and the geisha spy Okichi in Tasukenin Hashiru.
  • Tsutomu Yamazaki, who was strongly against Typecasting, played as the main character Nenbutsu no Tetsu in the Shiokinin series, but he also starred in Keppūhen as the Satsuma clan spy / marksman Dozaemon for contractual reasons.
  • Masaya Oki, who played as the Ryuku coffinmaker Kanoke no Joe in Shiokinin and Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin', also played as the bamboo master Ichimatsu in Shiokiya Kagyō and travelling troupe member Karajuro in Fugaku Hyakkei.
  • Mitsuko Kusabue, who played as the former assassin leader Osei in Shigotoya Kagyō and Shōbainin, also played the Karakuri leader Oriku in Keppūhen.
  • Atsushi Watanabe, who played as Mondo's loyal spy Sutezo in Shiokiya Kagyō and Shiwazanin, returns as Daikichi in Watashinin.
  • Atsuo Nakamura, who played as the street performer Akai Kennosuke in Shiwazanin, returns as Sensei, the ascetic who can hear the dead and the main role of Uragoroshi.
  • Mie Nakao, who played as the decoy girl Outa in Shiwazanin, also played as the pickpocket / spy Otei in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin.
  • Isuzu Yamada is one of the most frequent actresses in the series, starring as powerful women who are experts in the shamisen, such as Hananoya in Karakurinin, traveling troupe leader Oen in Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin / Fugaku Hyakkei, Otowa in Shigotonin, and Oriku in Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin-Shigotonin V.
  • Judy Ongg, who played as the main character's daughter Tombo in Karakurinin, also played as the suspiciously similar top master Kogoma in Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin.
  • Gannosuke Ashita, who played as the strong bouncer Tobei in Karakurinin, also played as firebreather Burahei in Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin, fish basket-wearing Uzo in Fugaku Hyakkei, and hairdresser / wrestler Kanpei in Shikirinin.
  • Played with Shohei Hino, who played as the woodblock maker / massager / spy Shouhachi in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin and Shōbainin, but returned as the undead amnesiac Shōjyu, who may or may be not the same character.
  • Masaomi Kondo, who played as the scholar Takano Chōei in Shin Hissatsu Karakurinin, returned ten years later to the show as the main character Karuta no Ayataro in Kengekinin, a ronin tablemaker.
  • Ayuwaka Izumi, best known as anything-goes Kayo from Shigotonin I to Gekitou-hen, also played as the nun Shūei in Hissatsu Shōbainin and shrine maiden Onemu in Uragoroshi.
  • Most of the main cast from Shimainin / Shin Hissatsu Shimainin, namely Machiko Kyo (Bantokyozan the dance troupe leader), Etsushi Takahashi (Shinmatsu the professional killer) and Midori Nishizaki (Ohana the dancer / spy), have similar roles in Shikirinin (in order, Okuni the fortuneteller, Ryunosuke Torada the birdhouse owner, and Oshin the teahouse worker)
    • Midori Nishizaki also played as Osawa the clinic assistant / spy in Watashinin and Okō the nun in Hashikakenin.
  • Masahiko Tsugawa, who plays as the main character Ryuji the peddler in Hashikakenin, was cast in the role because he played many minor villains during the show's run, which was appropiate for the series' Darkerand Edgier turn.
  • Shofukutei Tsukube II, who played as the guest assassin San the glassmaker in Gekitou-hen, also played as the mendicant monk Ayamaro in Masshigura!.