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π Series Specifications
Network Nippon TV
Episode Runtime ~45 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 26
Original Language JA
Creator Takeshi Kanda
Mute Samurai (1973)
Created by Takeshi Kanda
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before. Renouncing any normal life the samurai has become the feared bounty hunter, "Devil" Hogan, the Mute Samurai.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
26 Episodes E1 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.
E2 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.
E3 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.
E4 A Bridge to the Dark World
Kiichi Hogan crosses a bridge to "Hell" where he searches for a criminal. Shenanigans ensue.
E5 The Fateful Encounter
Kiichi Hogan's past catches up with him as he has a bittersweet reunion with O-Kiku, his former fiancΓ©e. 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.
E6 A Whirlwind of Blood
Hogan has a chance meeting with Gunbei Shiba. Hogan was mistaken for Shiba and assassins were sent scurrying.
E7 A Silent Parting of the Ways
"A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi")
E8 The Capture at the Stream
"The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari")
E9 A Girl with Blue Eyes
"The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no ShΕjΕ")
E10 A Widow's Strength
"A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro")
E11 Two Brothers in a Raging Stream
"Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("DotΕ no Kyoudai")
E12 The Flower of Head Display Pass
"The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon TΕuge no Kikunohana")
E13 A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice
"A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku")
E14 The First Performance
"The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai")
E15 The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished
"The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta ShΕukinkasegi")
E16 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!
E17 The Peak of Darkness
"The Peak of Darkness" ("KettΕ Mumeigoku")
E18 The Bandits and the Children
"The Bandits and the Children" ("YatΕ to Hana to Kodomotachi")
E19 Who Shall Receive the Bounty
"Who Shall Receive the Bounty" ("ShΕukin Uketorinin")
E20 The Maiden Who Chases a Shadow
"The Maiden Who Casts a Shadow" ("Kage wo Ouhana")
E21 A Mother & Daughter's Crisis
"A Mother and Daughter's Crisis" ("BoshizΕ Muzan")
E22 A Lad and a Vendetta
"A Lad and a Vendetta" ("ShΕnen to Adauchi")
E23 A Camellia in Winter
"A Camellia in Winter ("Kantsubaki BojΕ")
E25 A Man to Man Promise
"A Man to Man Promise" ("Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku")
E26 Duel at Kanei-Ji Temple
"Dual at Kanei-Ji Temple" ("Kaneiji no KettΕ")