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A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before. Renouncing...
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Season 1

  • A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away
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    A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1973

    Kiichi Hogan, a mute samurai, is contracted to deliver a woman's grandfather's ashes to Edo, while discovering that his contractor's are secretly criminals.

    Director: Shintarō Katsu

    Writer: Nisan Takahashi

  • Silent Prayer for a Little Boy
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    Silent Prayer for a Little Boy

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1973

    Samurai Kiichi Hogan stumbles upon an elaborate contraband scheme that involves Spanish merchants, a band of ronin and the local police magistrate while trying to solve the mysterious murder of the father of a little boy he has taken under his wing. His path once again crosses with mysterious bandit Manji.

    Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

    Writer: Hajime Takaiwa

  • The Dangerous Highway
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    The Dangerous Highway

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1973

    An entire village is held hostage by brigands who have taken over the water supply during a terrible drought. Led by a beautiful woman, these vicious killers can only be stopped by one man, the 'Silent Samurai' Kiichi Hogan.

    Director: Kenji Misumi

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo

  • A Bridge to the Dark World
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    A Bridge to the Dark World

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1973

    Kiichi Hogan crosses a bridge to "Hell" where he searches for a criminal. Shenanigans ensue.

    Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Fateful Encounter
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    The Fateful Encounter

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1973

    Kiichi Hogan's past catches up with him as he has a bittersweet reunion with O-Kiku, his former fiancée. Her brother leads a merciless group of cutthroats who are terrorizing a village, and murdering women and children. This is the episode in which Wakayama as director almost lost his life when doing a dangerous stunt, the signals to rescue him went unheeded.

    Director: Tomisaburō Wakayama

    Writer: Tsutomu Nakamura, Ryōzō Kasahara

  • A Whirlwind of Blood
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    A Whirlwind of Blood

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1973

    Hogan has a chance meeting with Gunbei Shiba. Hogan was mistaken for Shiba and assassins were sent scurrying.

    Director: Hitoshi Ōzu

    Writer: Kinya Naoi

  • A Silent Parting of the Ways
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    A Silent Parting of the Ways

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1973

    "A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi")

    Director: Kazuo Mori

    Writer: Kinya Naoi

  • The Capture at the Stream
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    The Capture at the Stream

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1973

    "The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari")

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: Kei Tasaka

  • A Girl with Blue Eyes
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    A Girl with Blue Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1973

    "The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no Shōjō")

    Director: Kenji Misumi

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo

  • A Widow's Strength
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    A Widow's Strength

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1973

    "A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro")

    Director: Buichi Saitō

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo

  • Two Brothers in a Raging Stream
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    Two Brothers in a Raging Stream

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1973

    "Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("Dotō no Kyoudai")

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: Tsutomu Nakamura

  • The Flower of Head Display Pass
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    The Flower of Head Display Pass

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1973

    "The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana")

    Director: Buichi Saitō

    Writer: Shozaburo Asai

  • A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice
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    A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1973

    "A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku")

    Director: Kōsaku Yamashita

    Writer: Takako Shigemori

  • The First Performance
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    The First Performance

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1974

    "The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai")

    Director: Kenji Misumi

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo

  • The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished
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    The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1974

    "The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta Shōukinkasegi")

    Director: Masao Kobayashi

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo

  • Manji, Once Again
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    Manji, Once Again

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1974

    All Tashi and Jack want to do at the village fair is to ride the Ghost Train. When the ride operator turns them away due to height restrictions, they jump on each other's shoulder's and come back in disguise. Turns out that this ride is a one way trip to the Ghost Mines!

    Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

    Writer: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

  • The Peak of Darkness
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    The Peak of Darkness

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1974

    "The Peak of Darkness" ("Kettō Mumeigoku")

    Director: Hitoshi Ōzu

    Writer: Yahiro Yamoto

  • The Bandits and the Children
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    The Bandits and the Children

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1974

    "The Bandits and the Children" ("Yatō to Hana to Kodomotachi")

    Director: Kenji Misumi

    Writer: Tatsuhiko Kamoi

  • Who Shall Receive the Bounty
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    Who Shall Receive the Bounty

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1974

    "Who Shall Receive the Bounty" ("Shōukin Uketorinin")

    Director: Tomisaburō Wakayama

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo

  • The Maiden Who Chases a Shadow
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    The Maiden Who Chases a Shadow

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1974

    "The Maiden Who Casts a Shadow" ("Kage wo Ouhana")

    Director: Hitoshi Ōzu

    Writer: Kozo Taguchi

  • A Mother & Daughter's Crisis
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    A Mother & Daughter's Crisis

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1974

    "A Mother and Daughter's Crisis" ("Boshizō Muzan")

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: Yahiro Yamoto

  • A Lad and a Vendetta
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    A Lad and a Vendetta

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1974

    "A Lad and a Vendetta" ("Shōnen to Adauchi")

    Director: Masao Kobayashi

    Writer: Tsutomu Nakamura

  • A Camellia in Winter
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    A Camellia in Winter

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1974

    "A Camellia in Winter ("Kantsubaki Bojō")

    Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

    Writer: Takako Shigemori

  • A Woman's Tears
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    A Woman's Tears

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/1974

    "A Woman's Tears" ("Kanashii Onna")

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: Hajime Takaiwa

  • A Man to Man Promise
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    A Man to Man Promise

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/24/1974

    "A Man to Man Promise" ("Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku")

    Director: Masao Kobayashi

    Writer: Ryōzō Kasahara

  • Duel at Kanei-Ji Temple
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    Duel at Kanei-Ji Temple

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/1974

    "Dual at Kanei-Ji Temple" ("Kaneiji no Kettō")

    Director: Kenji Misumi

    Writer: Masatoshi Tojo