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The Best Episodes of Golden Kamuy

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A Russo-Japanese War veteran partners with an Ainu girl to find a treasure stolen from her people, but they’re not the only ones pursuing the gold.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 11 - Sin and Impurity
    9.2/10(225 votes)

    #1 - Sin and Impurity

    S3:E11

    As Asirpa remembers something important about her father, Ogata takes her away from the others and tries to get her to tell him the secret to the code. Unbeknownst to them, Sugimoto is following close. Meanwhile, Sugimoto's Group has finally caught up with Kiroranke.

    Director:Shigeru Fukase
    Writer:Daishiro Tanimura

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  2. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 9 - Revolutionary
    9.1/10(265 votes)

    #2 - Revolutionary

    S3:E9

    Kiroranke's Group is getting ready to free Sofia from Akou Prison. Kiroranke tells Asirpa a story of the man who taught him, Sofia, and Wilk Japanese language.

    Director:Takashi Kumazen
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  3. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 12 - Call Out
    9.0/10(202 votes)

    #3 - Call Out

    S2:E12

    The blue-eyed man confirms he is Wilk after seeing Asirpa's makiri[b], but says he will only reveal the location of the gold to Asirpa. Wilk tells Sugimoto that he wished to raise Asirpa to be the guerrilla leader of the Ainu, and that he did not kill the Ainu to acquire the gold. Sugimoto and Wilk are suddenly shot in the head by Ogata, killing Wilk. Tanigaki pulls them out of the line of fire, but finds Inkarmat stabbed, who warns him that Kiroranke has betrayed them. Shiraishi flees with Asirpa, where they are joined by Kiroranke and Ogata, who tells them that Wilk and Sugimoto are both dead. Sugimoto awakens heavily bandaged, while Inkarmat recovers nearby, watched by Tsurumi. Assuming that Kiroranke is taking Asirpa to his associates in Karafuto, Tsurumi sends Tsukishima and Koito with Sugimoto and Tanigaki to intercept them. Asirpa has a dream in which Sugimoto tells her that he is still alive.

    Director:Shigeru Fukase
    Writer:Noboru Takagi

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  4. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 6 - Ani Nekko
    8.8/10(187 votes)

    #4 - Ani Nekko

    S2:E6

    Tanigaki receives a telegram informing him that Huci is near death. He reflects on his friendship with Kenkichi, a fellow Matagi who married and later murdered Tanigaki's sister; he vowed revenge, and joined the 7th after hearing a rumor that Kenkichi had joined the army. He later enountered a dying and blinded Kenkichi at the Battle of 203 Hill, who told Tanigaki that he euthanized his sister after she caught smallpox. In the present, Tanigaki's group finds Asirpa, Sugimoto, Ogata and Shiraishi.

    Director:Akira Toba
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  5. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 11 - Overwhelmed
    8.8/10(179 votes)

    #5 - Overwhelmed

    S2:E11

    Under the guise of quelling a prison riot, Tsurumi leads an assault on Abashiri Prison. Tsurumi corners Sugimoto in Nopperabo's cell, but Kadokura releases the master prison lock to save himself, freeing all of the prison's inmates. Hijikata and Anji take Asirpa and follow Inudou to a chapel where Wilk is being held, but Asirpa flees. Sugimoto escapes, but is badly wounded by Nikaidō. As Sugimoto drags himself away, he encounters a crippled man with blue eyes.

    Directors:Masato Miyoshi, Taketomo Ishikawa
    Writer:Noboru Takagi

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  6. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 3 - Igogusa
    8.6/10(164 votes)

    #6 - Igogusa

    S3:E3

    After Sugimoto's rampage during Stenka, Tsukishima threatens to kill him if it happens again. Regretful of his own past, Tsukishima reminisces of the time he lost control of himself and how it changed his life forever.

    Director:Akira Toba
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  7. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 8 - Manslayer
    8.6/10(162 votes)

    #7 - Manslayer

    S3:E8

    Hijikata's Group is looking for information about a mysterious item they found in the hidden room in Abashiri Prison. The clues lead them to a legendary assassin, Youichirou the Manslayer.

    Director:Akira Toba
    Writer:Daishiro Tanimura

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  8. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 12 - To Live
    8.6/10(163 votes)

    #8 - To Live

    S3:E12

    Asirpa reaches Kiroranke to witness his final moments and tell him that she has remembered something important. The group leaves Ako, but before going back to Hokkaido they need to find a doctor take care of Tsukishima's and Ogata's wounds.

    Director:Yutaka Hirata
    Writer:Noboru Takagi

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  9. Golden Kamuy Season 4 Episode 7 - Fleeing Karafuto
    8.6/10(106 votes)

    #9 - Fleeing Karafuto

    S4:E7

    Asirpa comes face to face with the 7th Division, and doesn't like what she sees.

    Director:Tomio Yamauchi
    Writer:Noboru Takagi

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  10. Golden Kamuy Season 4 Episode 10 - Perfect Mother
    8.6/10(106 votes)

    #10 - Perfect Mother

    S4:E10

    Tanigaki goes after Inkarmat, who is pregnant with his child and being held by the 7th Division.

    Director:Shizutaka Sugahara
    Writer:Daishiro Tanimura

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  11. Golden Kamuy Season 5 Episode 1 - Town of Reunions
    8.6/10(37 votes)

    #11 - Town of Reunions

    S5:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 10 - On the Night of the New Moon
    8.4/10(158 votes)

    #12 - On the Night of the New Moon

    S2:E10

    Sugimoto's and Hijikata's groups secretly tunnel into Abashiri Prison and link up with Chief Kadokura, an associate of Hijikata's. On a moonless night, they launch the escape plan: Inkarmat, Cikapasi, Nagakura and Ienga wait behind; Ogata stands lookout; Kiroranke, Ushiyama and Hijikata stand by; and Sugimoto, Asirpa, Shiraishi, and Anji enter the prison. They find a substitute in Nopperabo's cell, who screams and raises the alarm. Amid the chaos, Tsurumi and 7th Division attack the prison from the river in warships, seeking both Nopperabo and Asirpa.

    Director:Kiyoshi Egami
    Writer:Daishiro Tanimura

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  13. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 5 - Inside the Belly
    8.3/10(156 votes)

    #13 - Inside the Belly

    S2:E5

    The disguised Suzukawa attempts to bribe the 7th for Shiraishi's freedom, but he is killed Second Lt. Koito Otonoshi, who foils the plot on Tsurumi's behalf. Sugimoto flees with Asirpa, Ogata, and Shiraishi on an experimental hydrogen airship, though they are pursued by Koito. The group manages to throw Koito off the ship and escape the 7th by travelling through the Daisetsuzan mountains.

    Director:Shigeru Fukase
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  14. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 2 - Stenka
    8.3/10(153 votes)

    #14 - Stenka

    S3:E2

    Saichi Sugimoto and his group have to enter a match of stenka and face one of Abashiri Convicts, a violence-loving man named Maiharu Gansoku.

    Director:Shigeru Fukase
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  15. Golden Kamuy Season 4 Episode 8 - Brown Bear Man
    8.3/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Brown Bear Man

    S4:E8

    The crew meets a very unusual character in the Hokkaido woods, who says he's being stalked by a bear.

    Director:Seiya Ishida
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  16. Golden Kamuy Season 4 Episode 9 - Partner in Crime
    8.3/10(100 votes)

    #16 - Partner in Crime

    S4:E9

    Shiraishi comes up with a new way to find the gold while the 7th Division goes after a serial killer in Sapporo.

    Director:Takeyuki Sadohara
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  17. Golden Kamuy Season 1 Episode 11 - Everybody, Get Together! It's a Murder Hotel!
    8.2/10(171 votes)

    #17 - Everybody, Get Together! It's a Murder Hotel!

    S1:E11

    The group and Ushiyama separately check into a hotel run by Ienaga Kano, a tattooed prisoner who murders and eats her guests. Shiraishi and Ushiyama are held in a basement torture chamber while Ienaga attempts to kill Asirpa, but is thwarted by Sugimoto. A series of events triggers an explosion that destroys the hotel, burying Ushiyama and Ienaga in the rubble. Sugimoto's group continue on to Abashiri Prison.

    Director:Yutaka Hirata
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  18. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 5 - The Border
    8.2/10(146 votes)

    #18 - The Border

    S3:E5

    Kiroranke, Asirpa, Hyakunosuke Ogata, and Yoshitake Shiraishi make contact with Orok people in order to cross the Russian border. Yet they don't know that there's someone already waiting for them at the border...

    Director:Yutaka Hirata
    Writer:Daishiro Tanimura

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  19. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 10 - Catching Up to the Wolf
    8.2/10(145 votes)

    #19 - Catching Up to the Wolf

    S3:E10

    Kiroranke's Group breaks out Sofia and her accomplices out of Akou Prison. After meeting Asirpa, Sofia shares her memories of Wilk with his daughter, who in her own stead remembers something very important...

    Director:Yohji Satoh
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  20. Golden Kamuy Season 3 Episode 6 - Bad Sign
    8.1/10(143 votes)

    #20 - Bad Sign

    S3:E6

    The sniper duel is finished, and, although victorious, Ogata is sick and needs immediate help. A strange apparition appears in front of him, reminding of something terrible from his past.

    Director:Shigeru Fukase
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  21. Golden Kamuy Season 4 Episode 11 - Steamship
    8.1/10(95 votes)

    #21 - Steamship

    S4:E11

    The steamship that Sugimoto's party is riding on is attacked by Botaro the pirate.

    Director:Takafumi Fujii
    Writer:Noboru Takagi

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  22. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 1 - Edogai-kun
    8.0/10(165 votes)

    #22 - Edogai-kun

    S2:E1

    While searching for the body of a tattooed prisoner stolen from his grave, Tsurumi encounters Edogai Yasaku, a taxidermist who creates clothing from human skin. Tsurumi wins Edogai's affections by praising his skills, and commissions Edogai to create fake tattooed skins to confuse the other treasure hunters. At Asirpa's village, a recovered Tanigaki promises Huci that he will bring Asirpa home safely. He is joined by Inkarmat, unaware that she is working for Tsurumi.

    Director:Masato Miyoshi
    Writer:Noboru Takagi

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  23. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 7 - Kamuy Hopunire
    8.0/10(155 votes)

    #23 - Kamuy Hopunire

    S2:E7

    Tanigaki informs Asirpa of Huci's failing health, though Asirpa wishes to continue the search for the gold. They are joined by Nihei's dog Ryu, who has followed the scent of his former master's gun, now carried by Tanigaki. Meanwhile, Tsurumi tells Koito the truth behind the death of Lt. General Kōjirō Hanazawa, former commander of the 7th. Hanazawa abandoned Ogata, his illegitimate son, rendering his mistress neurotic. Ogata poisoned his mother, killed his half-brother (Hanazawa's legitimate son) at the Battle of 203 Hill, and murdered his father, staging his death to resemble a ritual suicide in penance for the loss at 203 Hill. Tsurumi exploited Hanazawa's death to motivate the 7th against the Japanese government.

    Director:Takuo Suzuki
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  24. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 8 - Blue Eyes
    8.0/10(156 votes)

    #24 - Blue Eyes

    S2:E8

    A locust swarm separates Asirpa and Inkarmat from the group, where Asirpa questions Inkarmat about her father. Inkarmat says that Asirpa's father is Wilk, a Polish-Ainu man with blue eyes who was killed by Kiroranke. Elsewhere, the men cook sea otter meat given to Inkarmat and Tanigaki, and become aroused from its aphrodisiac effects. Reunited, Kiroranke denies Inkarmat's accusation. Despite mounting distrust, the group agrees to continue on to Abashiri. In Abashiri, Inudō attempts to kill Usami, a new guard feeding information about Nopperabo to the 7th, but is unsuccessful.

    Director:Futoshi Higashide
    Writer:Shingo Irie

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  25. Golden Kamuy Season 2 Episode 9 - The Sound of an Ambush
    8.0/10(144 votes)

    #25 - The Sound of an Ambush

    S2:E9

    At a village near Lake Kussharo, Sugimoto's group learn about a group of blind bandits led by a man with strange tattoos. Shiraishi identifies him as Toni Anji, an Abashiri prisoner. The group is attacked by the bandits while the men are bathing in an onsen, but are rescued by Hijikata and Ushiyama, who are seeking Anji's tattoo. Mid-escape, Inkarmat has a premonition the she will die after falling underwater, but is saved by Tanigaki. Meanwhile, Usami reports to Lt. Tsurumi that Inudō is stockpiling weapons.

    Director:Shigeru Fukase
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sin and Impurity" is the best rated episode of "Golden Kamuy". It scored 9.2/10 based on 225 votes. Directed by Shigeru Fukase and written by Daishiro Tanimura, it aired on 12/14/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Revolutionary".