KBS Kyoto

Hongo is soon thirty years old and is wondering whether it will happen for him or he should find another career path. Additional pressure is building up because he wants to marry Miyo, his girlfriend. When the couple visit Miyo's parents Hongo commits the mistake of claiming being the manager of a popular ramen restaurant, which will soon be featured on television. Needless to say Miyo's parents decide to pay a visit. Hongo's acting chops are really needed now, as are his friends in the industry.

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.

Baian Fujieda, an assassin for hire, got an unusual job from his usual fixer to end up with an unexpected twist of destiny from the past.

Following her father's death Mirai moves into a house with her uncle and his wife but finds herself lost and confused as she begins to have horrible visions. Mysteriously people around her begin dying one by one and Mirai sets off on a desperate search into her past in an attempt to find the murderer. The past uncovers a mystery that is linked to startling family secret.

A chilling and omnibus horror drama.