The Hunted Samurai (1973)
Synopsis
“Make no mistake, the penalty for desertion is death!” Those words start one of the most extraordinary samurai era television series to ever come out of Japan. Created and developed by master filmmaker Gosha Hideo this is one of the first times that feature film quality hit the small screen. Megastar Amachi Shigeru is Gen, a former ninja with a price on his head traveling about Japan seeking the identity of the mysterious “Kagekubo” leader of his former group who issued the death warrant for desertion.
First Air Date: 1973-01-01
Last Air Date: 1973-03-26
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 13
Created By: Hideo Gosha
Seasons
Season 1 (1973)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Ninja Law
When top ninja Yatoji meets the beautiful daughter of a village leader it opens his eyes to leave the group and start a new life as a farmer. Yatoji’s best friend Gen is ordered to execute him which leads him to question the life he has been living. Now a fugitive ninja, Gen is pursued by wave after wave of bloodthirsty enemies led by Kirara, the female ninja that he betrayed.
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Ep. 2: The Bloody Inn
Gen decides to help a prostitute that has lost the will to live after her lover was murdered. As the story unfolds secrets are revealed that lead up to a bloody climax against a master swordsman who remains a loyal ninja to the very end!
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Ep. 3: The Song of the Wolves
Our fugitive ninja lived to see another day. But he is still unable to leave his past behind him…Though my life is a living hell, I must not give up. I am one and the only Hunted Samurai.” In this episode, Gen encounters a group of men called “The Wolves,” who aim to steal government money. Bloodshed is imminent when he must face the assassins, but they are not the only ones who are plotting against him. Featuring samurai mega-star Natsuyagi Isao!
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Ep. 4: The Fate of Fugitive Ninjas
Greed had poisoned many. All Gen wished was to live his life like a normal person, but it seemed as though hell itself was haunting him and preventing him from doing so. “Though my life is a living hell, I must not give up. I am one and the only Hunted Samurai.” In this episode a young man kidnaps a magistrate’s family to protest high taxes. Later, Gen discovers the magistrate’s deadly secret.
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Ep. 5: Echoes of the Puppet's Whistle
“Though my life is a living hell, I must not give up. I am one and the only Hunted Samurai.” In this episode, Gen meets the daughter of a man he killed on Kagekubo’s order. After protecting her from deceitful samurai, he surrenders himself, so she can avenge her father. Has Gen’s journey come to a fateful end?
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Ep. 6: The Fate of My Brother
A woman in love with a wanted man delivers Gen in his place. Gen begins to suspect that the wanted man might be his younger brother. A storm of emotions rages within him as he uncovers the truth.
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Ep. 7: Inescapable Deception
Gen runs into a woman who resembles his best friend's girlfriend. He tries to save her brother, but little does he know it’s all part of the ninja group’s scheme.
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Ep. 8: Trust and Betrayal
A group of farmers are massacred after revolting against high taxes. Gen tried to help the surviving farmers, but finds himself under attack by ninja assassins. And finally, how will he react when he faces his former fiancée?
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Ep. 9: A Daughter's Revenge
Gen meets a young woman who has proof of a crime by Kagekubo and a local clan. Can he shield her from both clan samurai and Kagekubo's ninja group intent on reclaiming that evidence?
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Ep. 10: Spirited Away by the Blue Flame
In this episode, watch as ninjas adopt new disguises to deceive Gen. Just when Gen reconnects with Sato, their reunion is shattered by the appearance of the deadly female ninja, Akane. As Gen’s rage against Kagekubo reignites, the stakes are higher than ever.
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Ep. 11: The Runaways
Caught in a relentless downpour, Gen and other travelers find themselves stranded at the riverside inn. With his trust hanging in the balance, Gen is torn between his desire to help his fellow travelers and looking out for himself. What path will he take? Stay tuned to find out.
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Ep. 12: Closing In
In this episode, Gen crosses paths with the shogun’s daughter’s entourage at an inn and uncovers ninja hidden among them. Following a lead on Sato, he ventures into the ninja’s village, only to find secrets surrounding Kagekubo grow even darker.
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Ep. 13: The Two Gennosukes
In this episode, a group of farmers are massacred after revolting against heavy taxes. Gen encounters a serial killer who poses as him. When Gen finally confronts his impersonator, he finds out that he is also a runaway ninja trying to find his own freedom.
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