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Lone Wolf and Cub 1

1973-04-08 | Action & Adventure | 26 episodes
Overview
The original episode two 'Oyuki of the Gomune' has been removed from any re-airings or reproductions.

3 Seasons

Episode

My Son and My Sword for Hire (1973)

A noblewoman who was forced into prostitution after her fiancé and family were murdered at their wedding, asks Itto to kill the man responsible, a spurned former suitor.

My Son and My Sword for Hire poster

Directed By

Teruo Ishii

Writer

Goseki Kojima

Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf (1973)

Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro arrive in a town known for its hot springs, but the entire village has been taken over by a gang of murderous bounty hunters.

Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf poster

Writer

Kazuo Koike

Ikkou-Bashi Bridge (1973)

Poisoned after a surprise attack, Ogami must face a deadly gauntlet of Yagyu assassins in order to fulfill a promise made to a dying man who saved Daigoro.

Ikkou-Bashi Bridge poster

The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins (1973)

A meeting on the Assassin’s Road causes Itto to remember the events leading up to his wife’s murder, and why he chose to bring his son with him on his mission of vengeance.

The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins poster

Directed By

Minoru Matsushima

Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid (1973)

Multiple stories interweave as Daigoro becomes lost while seeking medicine for his father and is befriended by a young woman who is being sold into service by a loan shark.

Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid poster

Directed By

Minoru Matsushima

Cast

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