Season 1
13 episodes · Nov 1, 1987
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- S1E1
OVA
Nov 1, 198724mShintarō saves a young Ainu wrongly accused of murder, relying on his wits and his pistol.
- S1E2
Duel at Kiritap
Oct 14, 196224mShintarō captures an escaped thief and takes him to the town of Kiritap to be held until Kiba arrives. However, the villagers' greed allows the thief to free himself and kill one of them and hold another to ransom.
- S1E3
Sword Storm
Oct 21, 196224mShintarō comes upon a woman and her young son who are being terrorised by a loan-shark and his offsider, a disreputable but skilled swordsman.
- S1E4
Revenge of the Ainus
Oct 28, 196224mA group of Ainu take a wagon carrying gold from the goldmine on the Shibuchari River in revenge for the death of the son of one of them caused by two of the guards.
- S1E5
Imitation Prince
Nov 4, 196224mA shipwrecked rōnin impersonates Matsudaira Nobuchiyo at the instigation of a smuggler of guns so he can get them to the Ainu who has purchased them.
- S1E6
Sudden Death
Nov 11, 196224mShintarō helps a young boy find his mother who was taken by Onibishi, an Ainu chief. Kiba persuades Onibishi to set a trap for Shintarō.
- S1E7
Ambush at Hell Valley
Nov 18, 196224mShintarō, Sanpei and the refugee Ainu women continue on their way to Kunashiri Island. Sanpei mistakenly thinks Shintarō is really after Ainu treasure. Kiba and Onibisho are following them and try to ambush them at Hell Valley.
- S1E8
Outlaw Brothers
Nov 25, 196224mGoromatsu's two outlaw brothers break him out of Shiranuka Gaol where he is awaiting transfer to Matsumae. He vows to kill Kiba and enlists their help.
- S1E9
Blind Swordsman
Dec 2, 196224mShintarō encounters Tendō Sawanosuke, a blind rōnin and his young daughter who are being harassed by Hidaya's bullies. Sawanosuke is well able to defeat them and Hidaya hires him to kill Shintarō because he has a deed of his. He wants to get Shintarō before Kiba does.
- S1E10
Pirate Treasure
Dec 9, 196224mHabaro a young part-Japanese Ainu hunter is persuaded by an ambitious gang leader to kill his boss so he can take over but is shot in turn. Shintarō is accused of the murders but has help from an old friend, a geisha he knew in Edo.
- S1E11
Master of the Sword
Dec 16, 196224mShintarō helps a brother and sister from Aizu take revenge on the man who killed their father who is now using another name and is the sword instructor for the Matsumae Clan. Kiba plays something of a double game.
- S1E12
Return of the Outlaw
Dec 23, 196224mChusuke the Weasel returns to Usu seeking Yaichi, the man who put him in gaol. None of the villagers will stand by Yaichi. They think he should leave town and then maybe Chusuke won't bother them. Yaichi's son worships him and Yaichi fears to disappoint him because deep down he is afraid.
- S1E13
Code of the Samurai
Dec 30, 196224mMatsumae government convoys and samurai have been attacked by a man in white who claims to the onmitsu. Shintarō resolves to unmask the impostor and clear his own name. He calls on Kiba to witness this. Kiba does so but still wants him dead to fulfil his mission.