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The Best Episodes of Lone Wolf and Cub

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The Best Episodes of Lone Wolf and Cub

Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as...

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  1. Background image for The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle

    S1:E7

    Itto is hired to assassinate a gunsmith who has reportedly developed a repeating rifle, a weapon that could completely destabilize the balance of power in Japan.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Hojiro Yagyu / Blackfaces of Death
    8.7/10(13 votes)

    #2 - The Hojiro Yagyu / Blackfaces of Death

    S2:E1

    With his three legitimate heirs dead, Retsudo Yagyu plots to impregnate his illegitimate daughter while sending her brother to fight Itto.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for My Son and My Sword for Hire
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - My Son and My Sword for Hire

    S1:E1

    A noblewoman who was forced into prostitution after her fiancé and family were murdered at their wedding, asks Itto to kill the man responsible, a spurned former suitor.

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  4. Background image for Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf

    S1:E2

    Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro arrive in a town known for its hot springs, but the entire village has been taken over by a gang of murderous bounty hunters.

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  5. Background image for Ikkou-Bashi Bridge
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Ikkou-Bashi Bridge

    S1:E3

    Poisoned after a surprise attack, Ogami must face a deadly gauntlet of Yagyu assassins in order to fulfill a promise made to a dying man who saved Daigoro.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #6 - The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins

    S1:E4

    A meeting on the Assassin’s Road causes Itto to remember the events leading up to his wife’s murder, and why he chose to bring his son with him on his mission of vengeance.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid
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    #7 - Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid

    S1:E5

    Multiple stories interweave as Daigoro becomes lost while seeking medicine for his father and is befriended by a young woman who is being sold into service by a loan shark.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Deflowering / Amya and Anema
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Deflowering / Amya and Anema

    S1:E6

    When his father is delayed for multiple days after an assassination goes awry, a desperate Daigoro wanders off and falls into the hands of a ruthless gang of criminals.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack

    S1:E8

    Itto accepts an assignment to stop a shipment of gold, assassinate a government official, kill an entire team of covert agents and prevent a small clan from being framed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity
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    #10 - The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity

    S1:E9

    As Lord Yagyu prepares to send his last and strongest son, Gunbei, to kill Itto Ogami, the events of Gunbei and Itto's previous duel are revealed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Baby Cart on The River Styx
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    #11 - Baby Cart on The River Styx

    S1:E10

    A scheming magistrate's plan places Itto in the middle of a war between two Yakuza families, one of which is lead by the daughter of the leader of the other.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Deer Hunters
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    #12 - The Deer Hunters

    S1:E11

    While the Yagyu set a trap for Itto, a group of con artists pose as Lone Wolf and Cub and a disgraced Samurai takes on the role of Ogami.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Ochiyo's Boat
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    #13 - Ochiyo's Boat

    S1:E12

    As Itto waits for an opportunity to assassinate a sadistic Lord, he and Daigoro observe the life of a young boat woman who must sell herself to support the man she loves.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Mysterious Pickpocket / No Betrayal
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    #14 - The Mysterious Pickpocket / No Betrayal

    S1:E13

    While Itto tracks down the killers of a young woman's entire family, Daigoro becomes caught up in a policeman's hunt for a notorious female pickpocket.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for North to South, West to East
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    #15 - North to South, West to East

    S1:E14

    Itto accepts a job that will protect the location of a secret gold mine, but the task is complicated when a rival swordsman takes Itto's target's son hostage.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Night of The Fang
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    #16 - The Night of The Fang

    S1:E15

    Itto must deal with a well-wishing doctor and a group of shadow ninja when he's tasked with killing a group of assassins who're rgeting the Shogun's lover.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
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    #17 - Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger

    S1:E16

    Itto returns to a spot on the banks of the Shinobu River where he once executed the lord of a Clan, and faces a samurai he defeated in a duel four years earlier.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon
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    #18 - Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon

    S1:E17

    Government officials convince Asaemon the Beheader, one of the few swordsmen in Japan with a level of skill close to Ogami’s, to kill Itto in combat.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for A Meager, Peaceful Life / Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice
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    #19 - A Meager, Peaceful Life / Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice

    S1:E18

    Itto meets Sakon Shino, a beggar samurai who has given up killing for a life as a street performer. Shino urges Itto to give up his assassin life, for the sake of his son.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The 8 Gate Attack Formation
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    #20 - The 8 Gate Attack Formation

    S1:E19

    The Lone Wolf and Cub have their work cut out for them when a seemingly simple job turns into a deadly game of lies and intrigue.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Chrysanthemum Inn
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    #21 - The Chrysanthemum Inn

    S1:E20

    The Lone Wolf and Cub rescue a woman who has sold herself into prostitution in order to stage her revenge on her murdered brother’s evil fiancé.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Mercenary Swordsmen / The Crossing Guard
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    #22 - Mercenary Swordsmen / The Crossing Guard

    S1:E21

    Desperate to keep their clan from being dissolved, the family of a murdered Lord fake the real killer’s murder and ask Itto to verify their false claim.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Bekinoji's Tragedy
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    #23 - Bekinoji's Tragedy

    S1:E22

    Assassins from the Kurokuwa clan stage a non-stop series of attacks that lasts for days, slowly steering an exhausted Lone Wolf and Cub into a deadly trap.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Thread of Tears
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    #24 - Thread of Tears

    S1:E23

    Itto is hired to kill a samurai who has allegedly turned his men against Lord Norikatsu, but the true reasons turn out to be far more complex and deceptive.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Concealed Letter of The Yagyu / The Yagyu Letter
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    #25 - Concealed Letter of The Yagyu / The Yagyu Letter

    S1:E24

    Ogami mysteriously joins a group of “the unclothed”, men with the unusual job of carrying people and baggage across a river where bridges and ferries are forbidden.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle" is the best rated episode of "Lone Wolf and Cub". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/20/1973. This episode scored 1.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Hojiro Yagyu / Blackfaces of Death".