Season 1 (1973)

My Son and My Sword for Hire
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April 8, 1973 • 45m

A noblewoman who was forced into prostitution after her fiancé and family were murdered at their wedding, asks Itto to kill the ma...Read more

Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf
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April 15, 1973 • 45m

Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro arrive in a town known for its hot springs, but the entire village has been taken over by a g...Read more

Ikkou-Bashi Bridge
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April 22, 1973 • 45m

Poisoned after a surprise attack, Ogami must face a deadly gauntlet of Yagyu assassins in order to fulfill a promise made to a dyi...Read more

The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins
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April 29, 1973 • 45m

A meeting on the Assassin’s Road causes Itto to remember the events leading up to his wife’s murder, and why he chose to bring his...Read more

Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid
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May 6, 1973 • 45m

Multiple stories interweave as Daigoro becomes lost while seeking medicine for his father and is befriended by a young woman who i...Read more

Deflowering / Amya and Anema
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May 13, 1973 • 45m

When his father is delayed for multiple days after an assassination goes awry, a desperate Daigoro wanders off and falls into the ...Read more

The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle
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May 20, 1973 • 45m

Itto is hired to assassinate a gunsmith who has reportedly developed a repeating rifle, a weapon that could completely destabilize...Read more

The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack
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May 27, 1973 • 45m

Itto accepts an assignment to stop a shipment of gold, assassinate a government official, kill an entire team of covert agents and...Read more

The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity
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June 3, 1973 • 45m

As Lord Yagyu prepares to send his last and strongest son, Gunbei, to kill Itto Ogami, the events of Gunbei and Itto's previous duel are revealed.

Baby Cart on The River Styx
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June 10, 1973 • 45m

A scheming magistrate's plan places Itto in the middle of a war between two Yakuza families, one of which is lead by the daughter ...Read more

The Deer Hunters
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June 17, 1973 • 45m

While the Yagyu set a trap for Itto, a group of con artists pose as Lone Wolf and Cub and a disgraced Samurai takes on the role of Ogami.

Ochiyo's Boat
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June 24, 1973 • 45m

As Itto waits for an opportunity to assassinate a sadistic Lord, he and Daigoro observe the life of a young boat woman who must se...Read more

The Mysterious Pickpocket / No Betrayal
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July 1, 1973 • 45m

While Itto tracks down the killers of a young woman's entire family, Daigoro becomes caught up in a policeman's hunt for a notorio...Read more

North to South, West to East
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July 8, 1973 • 45m

Itto accepts a job that will protect the location of a secret gold mine, but the task is complicated when a rival swordsman takes ...Read more

The Night of The Fang
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July 15, 1973 • 45m

Itto must deal with a well-wishing doctor and a group of shadow ninja when he's tasked with killing a group of assassins who're rg...Read more

Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
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July 22, 1973 • 45m

Itto returns to a spot on the banks of the Shinobu River where he once executed the lord of a Clan, and faces a samurai he defeate...Read more

Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon
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July 29, 1973 • 45m

Government officials convince Asaemon the Beheader, one of the few swordsmen in Japan with a level of skill close to Ogami’s, to kill Itto in combat.

A Meager, Peaceful Life / Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice
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August 5, 1973 • 45m

Itto meets Sakon Shino, a beggar samurai who has given up killing for a life as a street performer. Shino urges Itto to give up hi...Read more

The 8 Gate Attack Formation
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August 12, 1973 • 45m

The Lone Wolf and Cub have their work cut out for them when a seemingly simple job turns into a deadly game of lies and intrigue.

The Chrysanthemum Inn
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August 19, 1973 • 45m

The Lone Wolf and Cub rescue a woman who has sold herself into prostitution in order to stage her revenge on her murdered brother’s evil fiancé.

Mercenary Swordsmen / The Crossing Guard
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August 26, 1973 • 45m

Desperate to keep their clan from being dissolved, the family of a murdered Lord fake the real killer’s murder and ask Itto to ver...Read more

Bekinoji's Tragedy
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September 2, 1973 • 45m

Assassins from the Kurokuwa clan stage a non-stop series of attacks that lasts for days, slowly steering an exhausted Lone Wolf an...Read more

Thread of Tears
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September 9, 1973 • 45m

Itto is hired to kill a samurai who has allegedly turned his men against Lord Norikatsu, but the true reasons turn out to be far m...Read more

Concealed Letter of The Yagyu / The Yagyu Letter
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September 16, 1973 • 45m

Ogami mysteriously joins a group of “the unclothed”, men with the unusual job of carrying people and baggage across a river where ...Read more

Daigoro's Song
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September 23, 1973 • 45m

After being thrown off a cliff during a battle with the Yagyu assassins, Daigoro searches for his now missing father while avoidin...Read more

Drifting Shadow
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September 30, 1973 • 45m

Itto tries to follow the trail left by his missing son, Daigoro, while fighting off the forces of Lord Retsudo and his Yagyu assassins.