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Samurai Champloo S1E4 — Hellhounds for Hire (2)

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Samurai Champloo•Season 1•Episode 4

Hellhounds for Hire (2)

8.1/10 · 1,034 votesJun 17, 200424 min

Ranked #12 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mistake intensifies the struggle between two clans fighting for control of one city.

Directed byHirotaka Endo

Written byShinji Obara

Previous episodeE3 · Hellhounds for Hire (1)Next episodeE5 · Artistic Anarchy

Seasons1

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)

Crew8

T

Tatsuya Suzuki

Key Animation

Takuya Suzuki

Takuya Suzuki

Key Animation

Kazuyoshi Katayama

Kazuyoshi Katayama

Storyboard Artist

N

Naoko Nakamoto

Animation Director

Moriyasu Taniguchi

Moriyasu Taniguchi

Animation Director

S

Shinji Obara

Writer

H

Hirotaka Endo

Director

E

Emi Hirano

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Hellhounds for Hire (2)" is episode 4 of Samurai Champloo season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 1,034 votes, ranking #12 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Hirotaka Endo and written by Shinji Obara, it aired on June 17, 2004.

Next: E5 · Artistic Anarchy Best of Season 1