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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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Season 1

  • My Son and My Sword for Hire
    8.0/101 votes

    My Son and My Sword for Hire

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Eizaburo Shiba

  • Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf
    8.0/101 votes

    Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima

  • Ikkou-Bashi Bridge
    8.0/101 votes

    Ikkou-Bashi Bridge

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins
    N/A/100 votes

    The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/1973

    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.

    Director: Minoru Matsushima

    Writer: Unknown

  • Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid
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    Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/1973

    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.

    Director: Minoru Matsushima

    Writer: Unknown

  • Deflowering / Amya and Anema
    N/A/100 votes

    Deflowering / Amya and Anema

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/1973

    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.

    Director: Minoru Matsushima

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle
    10.0/101 votes

    The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack
    N/A/100 votes

    The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity
    N/A/100 votes

    The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Baby Cart on The River Styx
    N/A/100 votes

    Baby Cart on The River Styx

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Deer Hunters
    N/A/100 votes

    The Deer Hunters

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Ochiyo's Boat
    N/A/100 votes

    Ochiyo's Boat

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Mysterious Pickpocket / No Betrayal
    N/A/100 votes

    The Mysterious Pickpocket / No Betrayal

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/1/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • North to South, West to East
    N/A/100 votes

    North to South, West to East

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Night of The Fang
    N/A/100 votes

    The Night of The Fang

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/15/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
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    Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/22/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon
    N/A/100 votes

    Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/29/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Meager, Peaceful Life / Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice
    N/A/100 votes

    A Meager, Peaceful Life / Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/5/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The 8 Gate Attack Formation
    N/A/100 votes

    The 8 Gate Attack Formation

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/12/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Chrysanthemum Inn
    N/A/100 votes

    The Chrysanthemum Inn

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/19/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mercenary Swordsmen / The Crossing Guard
    N/A/100 votes

    Mercenary Swordsmen / The Crossing Guard

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/26/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Bekinoji's Tragedy
    N/A/100 votes

    Bekinoji's Tragedy

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/2/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Thread of Tears
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    Thread of Tears

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/9/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Concealed Letter of The Yagyu / The Yagyu Letter
    N/A/100 votes

    Concealed Letter of The Yagyu / The Yagyu Letter

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/16/1973

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Daigoro's Song
    N/A/100 votes

    Daigoro's Song

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/23/1973

    After being thrown off a cliff during a battle with the Yagyu assassins, Daigoro searches for his now missing father while avoiding his family’s many enemies.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Drifting Shadow
    N/A/100 votes

    Drifting Shadow

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/30/1973

    Itto tries to follow the trail left by his missing son, Daigoro, while fighting off the forces of Lord Retsudo and his Yagyu assassins.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown