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Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.
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Episode 1 - The Hojiro Yagyu / Blackfaces of Death
Release Date: 1974-04-07With his three legitimate heirs dead, Retsudo Yagyu plots to impregnate his illegitimate daughter while sending her brother to fight Itto.
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Episode 2 - A Dark Southern Wind
Release Date: 1974-04-14In honor of a woman who saved his son’s life, Itto goes to assist a group of farmers who have been conscripted by the ruthless Lord Ichige and his brother.
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Episode 3 - The Yagyu Five-Pronged Technique / Yagyu Five-Prong Attack
Release Date: 1974-04-21With no warriors left who are capable of beating Itto physically, the Yagyu resort to coercing a ninja to use the secret five prong technique against the Lone Wolf.
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Episode 4 - Waiting in The Rain / The Late Autumn Rain
Release Date: 1974-04-28Itto is hired by a Clan Lord to kill a spy who seduced and impregnated his daughter, while Daigoro befriends the woman’s now four year old son.
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Episode 5 - Mid-winter Arrival
Release Date: 1974-05-05To carry out an assassination, Itto must pose as a new head clerk… and to do that he must leave Diagoro alone in a cave during the middle of winter.
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Episode 6 - The Camouflage Kid / The Decoy
Release Date: 1974-05-12Itto is betrayed by an employer and forced to spend many days on the run before he can return to Daigoro, forcing the three year old to fend for himself.
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Episode 7 - If The Wolf Comes / The Wolf Cometh
Release Date: 1974-05-19While Daigoro suffers from an illness that distracts Itto, a group of desperate villages conspire to kill the Lone Wolf and Cub in order to pay off their taxes.
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Episode 8 - Japanese Silver-Leaf
Release Date: 1974-05-26A dogged Police officer tries to solve the mystery of why a Samurai’s daughter became a prostitute and hired Itto to kill a loan shark and his wife.
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Episode 9 - A Woman's Castle
Release Date: 1974-06-02A prospective employer sends 5 sword masters men in search of the Lone Wolf & Cub. To learn what the actual assignment is, Itto must find and slay all five.
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Episode 10 - The Day To Drive Away Evil Spirits / Exorcism Day
Release Date: 1974-06-09Itto faces an ethical dilemma when he is asked to assassinate a beloved local doctor who many believe to be a living incarnation of the Buddah
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Episode 11 - Whistle of the Winter Wind
Release Date: 1974-06-16Against the will of her clan, a woman hires Itto to kill three legendary guardsmen who are escorting her brother to Edo for trial.
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Episode 12 - The Bell Ringer, Genshichi Tsuji
Release Date: 1974-06-23Genshichi Tsuji wishes to test the dedication of his three successors and hires Itto in secret to cut off their right arms.
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Episode 13 - The Red Cat Beckons
Release Date: 1974-06-30The authorities respond to a robbery and capture Itto. Giving a false name, he is quickly tried and sentenced. Why is he so willing to go to prison?
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Episode 14 - The Organization of Terror / Footman's Demise
Release Date: 1974-07-07The brazen criminal activities of those under a samurai’s employ can no longer be tolerated. To stop their reign of terror, Itto is hired to eliminate the gang’s leadership.
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Episode 15 - Breaking Heated Stones / Destroy Hot Stones
Release Date: 1974-07-14Itto is hired to eliminate a man’s ex-fiancee, but there’s a catch: She must take her own life in penance.
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Episode 16 - Seven-Ri Runner
Release Date: 1974-07-21Jinza carries messages of such importance he is authorized to kill those who stand in his way. If Otoshi is so desperate to end his life, why would he spare her?
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Episode 17 - Mamesho The Policeman / The Cop
Release Date: 1974-07-28Mamesho and his daughter, Chie, are on a journey. On their travels, they find themselves repeatedly crossing paths with Itto and Daigoro. Is this a sign of things to come?
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Episode 18 - Drifting Lanterns
Release Date: 1974-08-04Itto and Daigoro come across a starving Kinpachi on the road. Daigoro offers him food, but could this act set off an unforeseen chain of events?
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Episode 19 - The Winter Dream / Beginning of Winter
Release Date: 1974-08-11One does not become an assassin without making enemies. That is the reality Itto faces when a lord issued orders that his life be taken.
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Episode 20 - The Female Inspector
Release Date: 1974-08-18Conspirators hire Itto when an attempt on Lady Onami’s life fails. How will they execute their plan with her cunning wits and bodyguards in the way?
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Episode 21 - The Women of Sodeshi / Resolute Women
Release Date: 1974-08-25Itto terminates a secret agent, but before the man dies, he asks the Lone Wolf for a request that will take the assassin to a village where only women live.
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Episode 22 - The Zanbato of The Suio School / Suio Style Zanbato Blade
Release Date: 1974-09-01The Mito clan have little recourse but to hire Itto to dispose of Mondo Bessho for his political views. But what will Itto do when the clan plans on killing him as well?
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Episode 23 - The Funeral Before Death / The Living Dead
Release Date: 1974-09-08The kojunin have a ritual where they bury their best swordsmen alive. For what purpose does this serve and what does it mean for those left behind?
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Episode 24 - The Sick Star
Release Date: 1974-09-15When Itto fails to return, Daigoro goes searching for his father. When an old woman comes to his aid, will she end up taking him in as her own?
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Episode 25 - The Thirteen Strings
Release Date: 1974-09-22Itto saves the life of a young child by dismounting Lady Kanae from her stampeding horse. When he refuses to apologize for his actions, she vows not to forget the insult.
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Episode 26 - Sayaka
Release Date: 1974-09-29Sayaka burns with hatred over the death of her brother, Shobei. When Retsudo orders her to take Itto’s life, she eagerly accepts the vengeful mission.