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Samurai Champloo S1E3 — Hellhounds for Hire (1)
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Samurai Champloo•Season 1•Episode 3

Hellhounds for Hire (1)

7.8/10 · 1,059 votesJun 10, 200424 min

Ranked #17 of 26 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired on as bodyguards by the two clans that run the city.

Directed byShintaro Inokawa, Masato Miyoshi
Written byShinji Obara
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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)

Crew12

T

Tatsuya Suzuki

Key Animation

T

Takashi Igari

Key Animation

Takuya Suzuki

Takuya Suzuki

Key Animation

M

Mieko Hosoi

Key Animation

T

Takayoshi Hashimoto

Key Animation

K

Kanako Ogen

Key Animation

H

Hiroyo Yamamoto

Key Animation

K

Keita Hagio

Key Animation

T

Takashi Hyodo

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Imaoka

Key Animation

Y

Yuko Dangi

Key Animation

A

Asako Aoki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Hellhounds for Hire (1)" is episode 3 of Samurai Champloo season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 1,059 votes, ranking #17 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Shintaro Inokawa, Masato Miyoshi and written by Shinji Obara, it aired on June 10, 2004.

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