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The Best Episodes of Golden Kamuy

Every episode of Golden Kamuy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Golden Kamuy!

The Best Episodes of Golden Kamuy

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of...

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  1. Background image for Fleeing Karafuto
    8.3/10(91 votes)

    #1 - Fleeing Karafuto

    S4:E7

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

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  2. Background image for Perfect Mother
    8.3/10(89 votes)

    #2 - Perfect Mother

    S4:E10

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

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  3. Background image for Spoiled Rich Kid
    8.2/10(108 votes)

    #3 - Spoiled Rich Kid

    S4:E4

    When Koito was fourteen years old, he had a chance encounter with Lieutenant Tsurumi. When he was sixteen years old, he was kidnapped by men who spoke Russian, and only Lieutenant Tsurumi could save him.

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  4. Background image for Brown Bear Man
    8.2/10(87 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Seiya Ishida
  5. Background image for Everybody, Get Together! It's a Murder Hotel!
    8.1/10(149 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Yutaka Hirata
  6. Background image for Sweet Lies
    8.1/10(102 votes)

    #6 - Sweet Lies

    S4:E6

    Sugimoto and Asirpa prepare to meet the main unit of the 7th Division.

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  8. Background image for Partner in Crime
    8.1/10(87 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Background image for Cinematograph
    8.0/10(105 votes)

    #8 - Cinematograph

    S4:E5

    Asirpa looks for a way to pass down Ainu culture to later generations.

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  10. Background image for Gleaming
    7.9/10(144 votes)

    #9 - Gleaming

    S1:E9

    Hemni and Sugimoto are confronted by 7th Division soldiers. As they flee, Hemni attempts to kill Sugimoto, and they engage in a violent struggle before Sugimoto fatally stabs him. An orca beaches and grabs Hemni’s body, though Sugimoto, Shiraishi and Asirpa are able to recover it. Meanwhile, Ogata and Nikaidō find Tanigaki at the Ainu village, and accuse him of killing his companions and deserting the 7th. Tanigaki realizes that are battling factions within the 7th, and prepares to defend himself.

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  11. Background image for Rushin' Outta Russia
    7.9/10(120 votes)

    #10 - Rushin' Outta Russia

    S4:E1

    As Sugimoto and the members of the 7th Division head back into Japanese territory, they're attacked by a sniper.

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  12. Background image for Steamship
    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #11 - Steamship

    S4:E11

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

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  13. Background image for Grim Reaper
    7.8/10(162 votes)

    #12 - Grim Reaper

    S1:E4

    Sugimoto leaves the village and returns to Otaru alone, where he learns of the incident with Ushiyama. He is captured by Tsurumi, who accuses him of killing the soldiers. Asirpa and Retar track Sugimoto and find Shiraishi, who tells her Sugimoto's location.

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    Director:Yusuke Onoda
  14. Background image for Race
    7.8/10(155 votes)

    #13 - Race

    S1:E5

    Sugimoto is tortured by twin brothers Youhei and Kouhei Nikaidō. Shiraishi breaks into Sugimoto's cell and releases his bonds, allowing him to kill Youhei. He fakes a fatal injury using Youhei's intestines, and is able to escape and reunite with Asirpa. While hunting, Asirpa and Sugimoto come across the tracks of two men: Tanigaki and Tetsuzō Nihei, a famous bear hunter.

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    Director:Akira Toba
  15. Background image for Cocoon
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    #14 - Cocoon

    S4:E2

    Kadokura challenges Sekiya, one of the tattooed prisoners, to a deadly game in order to save the life of Hijikata.

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    7.8/10(84 votes)

    #15 - Discharge

    S4:E12

    Usami and Kikuta search out a bizarre serial killer in Sapporo while Sugimoto fights a desperate underwater battle.

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  17. Background image for The Vanished Kamuy
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #16 - The Vanished Kamuy

    S4:E13

    Usami and Kikuta remain on the hunt for the killer as Botaro tries to unravel the mystery of Asirpa and Sugimoto's relationship.

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  18. Background image for Hunter's Soul
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #17 - Hunter's Soul

    S1:E6

    Nihei tells Tanigaki that he wishes to hunt Retar, the last Hokkaido wolf. Asirpa and Sugimoto are joined by Shiraishi, who tells Asirpa and Sugimoto that Nihei is a tattooed prisoner. Asirpa, Sugimoto and Shiraishi track the hunters and ambush them.

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  19. Background image for Complication
    7.7/10(147 votes)

    #18 - Complication

    S1:E7

    Sugimoto and Shiraishi fight Nihei, while Tanigaki captures Asirpa. Tanigaki is shot by a poisoned arrow after stepping in a deer trap, but is saved by Asirpa. Retar rushes to Asirpa's aid with his mate, a grey wolf, who attacks and kills Nihei. Tanigaki is brought to Asirpa’s village to recover, and tells them that Tsurumi intends to use the gold to mount a military coup to form an independent Hokkaido. At a brothel, Ushiyama finds Shiraishi and gives chase.

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  20. Background image for Fellow Traveler
    7.7/10(143 votes)

    #19 - Fellow Traveler

    S1:E10

    Tanigaki, a Matagi, escapes his pursuers by using his skills in hunting and trapping. Tsurumi arrives, and forces Nikaidō to expose the traitors in the 7th after cutting off Nikaidō’s ear, though Ogata evades capture. Elsewhere, Shiraishi is grabbed by a massive huchen after falling in a river, but is saved by Kiroranke, a former friend of Asirpa’s father. Kiroranke reveals that Asirpa's father is Nopperabo, and that he is now in Abashiri Prison. They begin to travel towards Abashiri to confront Nopperabo.

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  21. Background image for Nopperabo
    7.6/10(178 votes)

    #20 - Nopperabo

    S1:E2

    Saichi and Asirpa head to Otaru, the largest town in the area, in seach of the tattooed prisoners. They quickly find out that they're not the only ones after the treasure. The army is looking for it too! Saichi has to face off against a deadly sniper, and a horrible cold front is setting in too...

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  22. Background image for The Smell of Sulfur
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #21 - The Smell of Sulfur

    S4:E3

    The members of the 7th hunt a strange man at the Noboribetsu hot springs.

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  23. Background image for Kamuy Mosir
    7.5/10(170 votes)

    #22 - Kamuy Mosir

    S1:E3

    Sugimoto and Asirpa are pursued by soldiers from the 7th Division. Private Genjirō Tanigaki finds Asirpa, but is fought off by Retar. Sugimoto evades capture after diving into a bear cave, whose occupant charges and kills the soldiers before succumbing to its wounds. Sugimoto and Asirpa take a baby bear found in the cave to Asirpa's village, and visit Asirpa's grandmother ("Huci"). Lieutenant Tokushirou Tsurumi, the leader of the 7th, mounts a search effort for the missing soldiers. Meanwhile, at a brothel in Otaru, Hijikata ambushes the tattooed prisoner Ushiyama Tatsuma, and offers to work with to him collect the tattooed skins.

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  24. Background image for Eyes of a Murderer
    7.5/10(143 votes)

    #23 - Eyes of a Murderer

    S1:E8

    Caught by Ushiyama, Shiraishi is pressured by Hijikata into acting as his mole in Sugimoto’s group. Sugimoto, Asirpa, and Shiraishi hear rumors of Henmi Kazuo, a tattooed prisoner who is also a psychopathic killer. They go whaling and unknowingly rescue Henmi after he falls into the water. Henmi conceals his tattoo, but vows to either kill Sugimoto or die in the attempt.

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    Director:Kazuomi Koga
  25. Background image for Trickster Fox
    7.4/10(147 votes)

    #24 - Trickster Fox

    S1:E12

    Shiraishi meets Ushiyama and Ienaga, who survived the explosion, but does not disclose this to Sugimoto. Sugimoto’s group encounter Inkarmat, a traveling Ainu fortune teller who Asirpa does not trust. Shiraishi takes Inkarmat to a horse race, where they win two races on Inkarmat’s predictions. Kiroranke meets old friends at the track, who ask him to ride a horse and throw the race at the behest of a yakuza boss. Shiraishi bets all his money on the last race, but it is won by Kiroranke, who defies the yakuza boss. In Barato, Ogata meets with Hijikata and joins his group.

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    Director:Akira Toba
  26. Background image for Wenkamuy
    7.2/10(211 votes)

    #25 - Wenkamuy

    S1:E1

    Sugimoto Saichi, called "Immortal Saichi" for his incredible powers of survival, is panning for gold in the far north when he hears a story about buried treasure, hidden by a death row inmate. He decides to go after the treasure, but it will be a journey far longer and far more dangerous than he'd ever imagined...

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Best Episodes Summary

"Fleeing Karafuto" is the best rated episode of "Golden Kamuy". It scored 8.3/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by Tomio Yamauchi and written by Noboru Takagi, it aired on 5/15/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Perfect Mother".