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Season 1
October 7, 1973

Season 1

01. A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away

Kiichi Hogan, a mute samurai, is contracted to deliver a woman's grandfather's ashes to Edo, while discovering that his contractor's are secretly criminals.

45min
October 7, 1973

02. Silent Prayer for a Little Boy

Samurai Kiichi Hogan stumbles upon an elaborate contraband scheme that involves Spanish merchants, a band of ronin and the local police magistrate while trying to solve the mysterious murder of the father of a little boy he has taken under his wing. His path once again crosses with mysterious bandit Manji.

45min
October 14, 1973

03. The Dangerous Highway

An entire village is held hostage by brigands who have taken over the water supply during a terrible drought. Led by a beautiful woman, these vicious killers can only be stopped by one man, the 'Silent Samurai' Kiichi Hogan.

45min
October 21, 1973

04. A Bridge to the Dark World

Kiichi Hogan crosses a bridge to "Hell" where he searches for a criminal. Shenanigans ensue.

45min
October 28, 1973

05. The Fateful Encounter

Kiichi Hogan's past catches up with him as he has a bittersweet reunion with O-Kiku, his former fiancée. Her brother leads a merciless group of cutthroats who are terrorizing a village, and murdering women and children. This is the episode in which Wakayama as director almost lost his life when doing a dangerous stunt, the signals to rescue him went unheeded.

45min
November 4, 1973

06. A Whirlwind of Blood

Hogan has a chance meeting with Gunbei Shiba. Hogan was mistaken for Shiba and assassins were sent scurrying.

45min
November 11, 1973

07. A Silent Parting of the Ways

"A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi")

45min
November 18, 1973

08. The Capture at the Stream

"The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari")

45min
November 25, 1973

09. A Girl with Blue Eyes

"The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no Shōjō")

45min
December 2, 1973

10. A Widow's Strength

"A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro")

45min
December 9, 1973

11. Two Brothers in a Raging Stream

"Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("Dotō no Kyoudai")

45min
December 16, 1973

12. The Flower of Head Display Pass

"The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana")

45min
December 23, 1973

13. A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice

"A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku")

45min
December 30, 1973

14. The First Performance

"The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai")

45min
January 6, 1974

15. The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished

"The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta Shōukinkasegi")

45min
January 13, 1974

16. Manji, Once Again

All Tashi and Jack want to do at the village fair is to ride the Ghost Train. When the ride operator turns them away due to height restrictions, they jump on each other's shoulder's and come back in disguise. Turns out that this ride is a one way trip to the Ghost Mines!

45min
January 20, 1974

17. The Peak of Darkness

"The Peak of Darkness" ("Kettō Mumeigoku")

45min
January 27, 1974

18. The Bandits and the Children

"The Bandits and the Children" ("Yatō to Hana to Kodomotachi")

45min
February 3, 1974

19. Who Shall Receive the Bounty

"Who Shall Receive the Bounty" ("Shōukin Uketorinin")

45min
February 10, 1974

20. The Maiden Who Chases a Shadow

"The Maiden Who Casts a Shadow" ("Kage wo Ouhana")

45min
February 17, 1974

21. A Mother & Daughter's Crisis

"A Mother and Daughter's Crisis" ("Boshizō Muzan")

45min
February 24, 1974

22. A Lad and a Vendetta

"A Lad and a Vendetta" ("Shōnen to Adauchi")

45min
March 3, 1974

23. A Camellia in Winter

"A Camellia in Winter ("Kantsubaki Bojō")

45min
March 10, 1974

24. A Woman's Tears

"A Woman's Tears" ("Kanashii Onna")

45min
March 17, 1974

25. A Man to Man Promise

"A Man to Man Promise" ("Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku")

45min
March 24, 1974

26. Duel at Kanei-Ji Temple

"Dual at Kanei-Ji Temple" ("Kaneiji no Kettō")

45min
March 31, 1974