The Best Episodes Directed By Hiroshi Nagahama

Every TV Episode Directed by Hiroshi Nagahama Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 0 Episode 1 - The Shadow That Devours the Sun
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #1 - The Shadow That Devours the Sun

    S0:E1

    A powerful mushi appears during an eclipse, drawing other mushi to form a huge shadow that blocks the sun over a small village. Looking for clues about the mushi, Ginko meets a child who is afflicted by a strange disease that manifests itself when she is exposed to sunlight, and it does not take long for him to find out that both facts are related.

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  2. undefined Season 0 Episode 4 - Path of Thorns
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Path of Thorns

    S0:E4

    Also 11th canon episode of the second season. At the request of Tanyuu Karibusa, Ginko sets off to investigate a phenomenon that might be related to a dangerous mushi, much to the chagrin of Kumado Minai, the current head of a long line of mushishi, who’s in charge of the area. As Ginko and Kumado get to the bottom of the Path of Thorns, the secret of the Minai line of mushishi is revealed.

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    As Shuichi urges Kirie to escape the town with him, the real "spiral" horror begins.

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Banquet at the Forest's Edge
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Banquet at the Forest's Edge

    S2:E1

    A sake brewer once lost his way home and chanced upon a strange ceremony. There, he tasted a sweet, glowing sake that he's never been able to forget. Years later, his son has followed in his footsteps and is trying to brew a sake to match his dad's. When he, too, encounters a late-night ceremony, he pretends to be part of it, meeting Ginko during the occasion.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - A Sea of Writings
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #5 - A Sea of Writings

    S1:E20

    Ginko arrives at a secluded place, to meet an old acquaintance, who seems to be in charge of a large volume of archival, confidential text. Ginko is allowed to read it, and discovers it is the work of Tan'yu, a writer. Tan'yu is the descendant of the Karibusa family, being born with a black mark on a part of their body.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Green Seat
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #6 - The Green Seat

    S1:E1

    Shinra, a boy living in a forest with mysterious powers, calls for Ginko, The Mushishi, to help him with his problems. While Ginko is staying with Shinra, he tells him all about Mushi and his powers. Later on, while walking in Shinra's house at night, Ginko finds a Mushi... But this isn't an ordinary Mushi, it's Shinra's grandmother!

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass

    S1:E26

    Taku is a peculiar young boy who has always wondered who the people were that always passed by the mountains during the rainy seasons. One day he meets a boy named Isaza, while catching fish. It seems that not only Taku can see the Komiyaku in the mountains however Isaza seems to know a lot more about the mountain than him. "The world is filled with life unknown to man..."

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  8. undefined Season 0 Episode 2 - Mushistory
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Mushistory

    S0:E2

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Hiroshi Nagahama Ratings Summary

"The Shadow That Devours the Sun" is the best rated episode directed by Hiroshi Nagahama. It scored 8.3/10 based on 21 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/4/2014 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Path of Thorns".