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The Best Episodes of Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1

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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 the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 1 - My Son and My Sword for Hire
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Eizaburo Shiba, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima

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  2. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 2 - Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima

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  3. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 3 - Ikkou-Bashi Bridge
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 4 - The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Minoru Matsushima
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 5 - Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Minoru Matsushima
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 6 - Deflowering / Amya and Anema
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Minoru Matsushima
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 7 - The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 8 - The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 9 - The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 10 - Baby Cart on The River Styx
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 11 - The Deer Hunters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 12 - Ochiyo's Boat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 13 - The Mysterious Pickpocket / No Betrayal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 14 - North to South, West to East
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 15 - The Night of The Fang
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 16 - Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 17 - Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 18 - A Meager, Peaceful Life / Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 19 - The 8 Gate Attack Formation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 20 - The Chrysanthemum Inn
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 21 - Mercenary Swordsmen / The Crossing Guard
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 22 - Bekinoji's Tragedy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 23 - Thread of Tears
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 24 - Concealed Letter of The Yagyu / The Yagyu Letter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Lone Wolf and Cub Season 1 Episode 25 - Daigoro's Song
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Daigoro's Song

    S1:E25

    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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"My Son and My Sword for Hire" is the best rated episode of "Lone Wolf and Cub" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Eizaburo Shiba, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, it aired on 4/8/1973. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf".