The Best Episodes Written By Kinuko Kuwahata
Every TV Episode Written by Kinuko Kuwahata Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Kinuko Kuwahata Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Kinuko Kuwahata is "One-Eyed Fish", rated 9/10 from 5 user votes. It was "directed by Kouichirou Sohtome". "One-Eyed Fish" aired on 1/15/2006 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Traveling Swamp".
9.0/10 5 votes#1 - One-Eyed Fish
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2006
"Don't let yourself be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is..." A boy named Yoki, who's able to see Mushi, was found in the woods by some mysterious lady named Nui with only one eye. It turns out that Yoki was travelling with his mother when a mudslide crushed his mother and he was left all on his own. Yoki's leg later heals itself however he doesn't seem to have anywhere to go so he stays with the Nui and begins to learn some things about the Mushi known as "Tokoyami".
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
8.6/10 5 votes#2 - The Traveling Swamp
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2005
Adashino-sensei is looking to buy some of the items that Ginko has obtained on his journey. He especially wants the wine cup that was drawn by Shinra, But Ginko says it's too rare to be sold to collectors. He tells Adoshenei-sensei about the strange being he met while in the forest and he also explains how the swamp is moving towards the sea. This looks like the work of a Mushi...
Director: Kenichi Imaizumi
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
8.5/10 4 votes#3 - Underwater Shrine
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/2006
"Give birth to me once more. I want to meet you once more. I want to see this beautiful ocean once more..." Ginko arrives on an island asking about the so called "Rebirths" but to no luck. At night he later meets a peculiar lady who happens to be able to see a strange light in the sea and she ends up inviting him to her home. She later explains to him what "Rebirths" are; when a person is about to die they can be taken deep inside the Ryuugu, where they are reborn.
Director: Kazu Yokota
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
8.4/10 5 votes#4 - The Heavy Seed
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/18/2005
While on his journey, Ginko stumbles upon a town which has yielded a great crop this year, thanks to their ancestors. However, it is said that someone must be sacrificed in exchange. Ginko finds this peculiar and decides to investigate further, by going to see the village "Saishu-sama" (chief mourner) who may have something to do with it.
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
8.0/10 6 votes#5 - The Light of the Eyelid
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2005
A girl named Sui has an unusual disease that causes pain in her eyes whenever she sees light. She has to be locked in a pitch black shed that has no light in it. A boy named Biki helps Sui by removing bandages, giving her food, and just talking to her. Biki's mother is worried about him getting the illness, so she tells him not to stay as long as he normally would with Sui. One day while Biki is talking to her, she tells him why she has that illness: There are Mushi in her eyes. Biki continues to take care of her until one night when he is reading by a candle, a strange pain comes to his eyes.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
8.0/10 5 votes#6 - The Pretense of Spring
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2006
"When all are sheltering within, there comes an imitation of spring. Linger in bliss for too long and your flesh will soon be frozen..." Caught in a blizzard, Ginko is decides to look for shelter and finds a home where the owner, Suzu allows him to stay the night. The next day Ginko sees a boy, Miharu who seems to be fascinated by Mushi. Ginko learns that Miharu once disappeared into the mountains in the winter and then suddenly came back in spring, able to see Mushi. Miharu has been repeating this since and it may be caused by a "Harumagari" so in the end, Ginko decides to teach him more about Mushi.
Director: Akira Mano
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
8.0/10 4 votes#7 - The Sound of Rust
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/28/2006
In a cold mountainous region, Ginko is wandering around the snow cover plain when he hears a sound ringing through the cold air and he also notices some rust on a tree. Ginko enters a nearby town to find the rust covering everywhere, including the people. The village chief tells Ginko that this is a sickness that has been affecting the town for 14 years that the people have been slowly losing the movements of the limbs and it's said that a girl called Shige is the cause of it.
Director: Osamu Yamasaki
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
7.7/10 3 votes#8 - The Sound of Footsteps on the Grass
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 6/18/2006
Taku is a peculiar young boy who has always wondered who the people were that always passed by the mountains during the rainy seasons. One day he meets a boy named Isaza, while catching fish. It seems that not only Taku can see the Komiyaku in the mountains however Isaza seems to know a lot more about the mountain than him. "The world is filled with life unknown to man..."
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
7.6/10 9 votes#9 - The Green Seat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2005
Shinra, a boy living in a forest with mysterious powers, calls for Ginko, The Mushishi, to help him with his problems. While Ginko is staying with Shinra, he tells him all about Mushi and his powers. Later on, while walking in Shinra's house at night, Ginko finds a Mushi... But this isn't an ordinary Mushi, it's Shinra's grandmother!
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata
7.3/10 3 votes#10 - A Sea of Brushes
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/2006
Ginko arrives at a secluded place, to meet an old acquaintance, who seems to be in charge of a large volume of archival, confidential text. Ginko is allowed to read it, and discovers it is the work of Tan'yu, a writer. Tan'yu is the descendant of the Karibusa family, being born with a black mark on a part of their body.
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Kinuko Kuwahata