9.2/10182 votesLoading...#1 - Sin and Impurity
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/10221 votesLoading...#2 - Revolutionary
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/10162 votesLoading...#3 - Call Out
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/2018
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
8.8/10141 votesLoading...#4 - Overwhelmed
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2018
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.
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Writer: N/A
8.7/10147 votesLoading...#5 - Ani Nekko
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2018
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: N/A
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8.5/10133 votesLoading...#6 - Igogusa
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2020
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: N/A
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8.5/10134 votesLoading...#7 - Manslayer
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2020
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: N/A
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8.5/10131 votesLoading...#8 - To Live
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2020
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
8.4/10126 votesLoading...#9 - On the Night of the New Moon
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1080 votesLoading...#10 - Fleeing Karafuto
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2023
Asirpa comes face to face with the 7th Division, and doesn't like what she sees.
Director: Tomio Yamauchi
Writer: Noboru Takagi
8.4/1077 votesLoading...#11 - Perfect Mother
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2023
Tanigaki goes after Inkarmat, who is pregnant with his child and being held by the 7th Division.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10124 votesLoading...#12 - Inside the Belly
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2018
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
8.2/10124 votesLoading...#13 - Stenka
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10118 votesLoading...#14 - The Border
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10110 votesLoading...#15 - Rushin' Outta Russia
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2022
As Sugimoto and the members of the 7th Division head back into Japanese territory, they're attacked by a sniper.
Director: Shizutaka Sugahara
Writer: Noboru Takagi
8.2/1097 votesLoading...#16 - Spoiled Rich Kid
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2022
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.
Director: Takafumi Fujii
Writer: Aya Yoshinaga
8.2/1076 votesLoading...#17 - Brown Bear Man
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2023
The crew meets a very unusual character in the Hokkaido woods, who says he's being stalked by a bear.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1077 votesLoading...#18 - Partner in Crime
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2023
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: N/A
8.1/10135 votesLoading...#19 - Everybody, Get Together! It's a Murder Hotel!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2018
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: N/A
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8.1/10117 votesLoading...#20 - Bad Sign
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10117 votesLoading...#21 - Catching Up to the Wolf
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2020
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
8.1/1092 votesLoading...#22 - Sweet Lies
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2022
Sugimoto and Asirpa prepare to meet the main unit of the 7th Division.
Director: Takeyuki Sadohara
Writer: Daishiro Tanimura
8.0/10121 votesLoading...#23 - Kamuy Hopunire
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10114 votesLoading...#24 - The Sound of an Ambush
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1094 votesLoading...#25 - Cinematograph
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2022
Asirpa looks for a way to pass down Ainu culture to later generations.
Director: Tomio Yamauchi
Writer: Shingo Irie
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!
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
Network:Tokyo MX
Best Episodes Summary
"Sin and Impurity" is the best rated episode of "Golden Kamuy". It scored 9.2/10 based on 182 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/14/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Revolutionary".