also known as The Mute Samurai or The Silent Samurai is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama; his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. It is based on Kanda Takeshi's manga Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan.
Plot Kiichi Hōgan is a samurai who had been a victim of a vicious crime, completely changing his life forever. 18 years previously, his father (a Nagasaki magistrate who spoke out against illegal smuggling) and mother were murdered and his fiancee violated by a skilled Spaniard swordsman named Gonzalez who slashed Kiichi's throat, severing his vocal chords. Now, Kiichi Hōgan has abandoned the way of the samurai and become a bounty hunter, taking Japan's most wanted criminals. He goes on a journey to find the Spaniard and fulfill his revenge.
Cast Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kiichi Hōgan Shintaro Katsu as Manji (Nagasaki Bugyo) Judy Ongg as Okiku Kayo Matsuo as Kikuno Minoru Ōki as Tokaiya Kanjūrō Arashi as Monk Jikai Tony Cetera as Gonzales
Episode list EpisodeTitleDirected byGuest starrings1"The Man Who Lost His Ability to Sing" ("Kuchibirukara Utawo Ubawareta Otoko")Shintaro KatsuShintaro Katsu, Judy Ongg, Hideyo Amamoto, Jūkei Fujioka2"A Silent Prayer for A Little boy" ("Kuchinashi no Komoriuta")Kimiyoshi YasudaKiwako Taichi, Shin Kishida3"The Dangerous Highway" ("Kaen no Kaidō")Kenji MisumiYuko Hama, Yoshi Katō, Koji Wada4"The Bridge to The Dark World" ("Rokudō Jigokubashi")Kimiyoshi YasudaShinjirō Ehara, Eiji Gō5"The Fateful Encounter" ("Ruten no Meguriai")Tomisaburo WakayamaKei Taguchi6"A Whirlwind of Blood" ("Keppū Touge")Akira ŌsuAkira Yamauchi, Yoshiko Nakada, Tatsurō Endō7"A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi")Kazuo MoriMidori Nishizaki8"The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari")Yoshiyuki KurodaMikio Narita, Yuriko Shinkai9"The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no Shōjō")Kenji MisumiSilvia Walker, Toru Abe, Rokkō Toura, Shōbun Inoue10"A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro")Buichi SaitōTaketoshi Naito, Yumi Iwai, Kenji Imai11"Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("Dotō no Kyoudai")Yoshiyuki KurodaJun Tazaki, Tamao Nakamura, Toshio Takahara12"The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana")Buichi SaitōMasumi Harukawa, Renji Ishibashi, Fumio Watanabe13"A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku")Kōsaku YamashitaKensaku Hara, Mitsuo Nagata14"The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai")Kenji MisumiMasao Komatsu, Kō Nishimura15"The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta Shōukinkasegi")Masao KobayashiShingo Yamashiro, Seiichirō Kameishi, Junko Hitomo16"Manji Once Again" ("Manji Futatabi")Kimiyoshi YasudaKōji Nanbara, Kaku Takashina, Miyoko Akaza17"The Peak of Darkness" ("Kettō Mumeigoku")Akira ŌsuShōhei Hino, Asao Uchida, Keiko Yumi18"The Bandits and the Children" ("Yatō to Hana to Kodomotachi")Kenji MisumiGoichi Yamada, Tokue Hanazawa, Harumi Sone19"Who Shall Receive the Bounty" ("Shōukin Uketorinin")Tomisaburo WakayamaAkiji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nawa, Isao Kimura20"The Maiden Who Casts a Shadow" ("Kage wo Ouhana")Akira ŌsuMari Shiraki, Takeshi Kato21"A Mother and Daughter's Crisis" ("Boshizō Muzan")Yoshiyuki KurodaEtsuko Ichihara, Hōsei Komatsu22"A Lad and a Vendetta" ("Shōnen to Adauchi")Masao KobayashiTakashi Ehata23"A Camellia in Winter ("Kantsubaki Bojō")Kimiyoshi YasudaSanae Kitabayashi24"A Woman's Tears" ("Kanashii Onna")Showa OtaAsao Uchida, Yutaka Hayashi25"A Man to Man Promise" ("Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku")Masao KobayashiMikio Narita, Shiho Fujimura26"Dual at Kanei-Ji Temple" ("Kaneiji no Kettō")Kenji MisumiTony Cetera
See also Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975–76) TV series Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama appeared. Kiichi Hōgen
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