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Samurai Champloo S1E20 — Elegy of Entrapment (1)
8.5
Samurai Champloo•Season 1•Episode 20

Elegy of Entrapment (1)

8.5/10 · 975 votesFeb 5, 200524 min

Ranked #9 of 26 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.

Directed byTsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Written byShinji Obara
Previous episodeE19 · Unholy UnionNext episodeE21 · Elegy of Entrapment (2)
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Cast18

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Fuu (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Mugen (voice)

Ginpei Sato

Ginpei Sato

Jin (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Okuru (voice)

Eiji Maruyama

Eiji Maruyama

Biwa Minstrel (voice)

Keiichi Nanba

Keiichi Nanba

Denkibou (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Mukuro (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

Takayuki Sugo

Kagetoki Kariya (voice)

Otoya Kawano

Otoya Kawano

Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)

Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Enshirou Mariya (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Isshin Chiba

Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)

Crew5

Y

Yumiko Ishii

Animation Director

T

Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto

Director

Tetsuya Wakano

Tetsuya Wakano

Key Animation

S

Shinji Obara

Writer

T

Tomoyuki Ohshita

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Elegy of Entrapment (1)" is episode 20 of Samurai Champloo season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 975 votes, ranking #9 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto and written by Shinji Obara, it aired on February 5, 2005.

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