Season 1

01 A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away Episode 17th October 1973 Kiichi Hogan, a mute samurai, is contracted to deliver a woman's grandfather's ashes to Edo, while discovering that his contractor's are secretly criminals. 02 Silent Prayer for a Little Boy Episode 214th October 1973 Samurai Kiichi Hogan stumbles upon an elaborate contraband scheme that involves Spanish merchants, a band of ronin and the local police magistrate while trying to solve the mysterious murder of the father of a little boy he has taken under his wing. His path once again crosses with mysterious bandit Manji. 03 The Dangerous Highway Episode 321st October 1973 An entire village is held hostage by brigands who have taken over the water supply during a terrible drought. Led by a beautiful woman, these vicious killers can only be stopped by one man, the 'Silent Samurai' Kiichi Hogan. 04 A Bridge to the Dark World Episode 428th October 1973 Kiichi Hogan crosses a bridge to "Hell" where he searches for a criminal. Shenanigans ensue. 05 The Fateful Encounter Episode 54th November 1973 Kiichi Hogan's past catches up with him as he has a bittersweet reunion with O-Kiku, his former fiancée. Her brother leads a merciless group of cutthroats who are terrorizing a village, and murdering women and children. This is the episode in which Wakayama as director almost lost his life when doing a dangerous stunt, the signals to rescue him went unheeded. 06 A Whirlwind of Blood Episode 611th November 1973 Hogan has a chance meeting with Gunbei Shiba. Hogan was mistaken for Shiba and assassins were sent scurrying. 07 A Silent Parting of the Ways Episode 718th November 1973 "A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi") 08 The Capture at the Stream Episode 825th November 1973 "The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari") 09 A Girl with Blue Eyes Episode 92nd December 1973 "The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no Shōjō") 10 A Widow's Strength Episode 109th December 1973 "A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro") 11 Two Brothers in a Raging Stream Episode 1116th December 1973 "Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("Dotō no Kyoudai") 12 The Flower of Head Display Pass Episode 1223rd December 1973 "The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana") 13 A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice Episode 1330th December 1973 "A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku") 14 The First Performance Episode 146th January 1974 "The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai") 15 The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished Episode 1513th January 1974 "The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta Shōukinkasegi") 16 Manji, Once Again Episode 1620th January 1974 All Tashi and Jack want to do at the village fair is to ride the Ghost Train. When the ride operator turns them away due to height restrictions, they jump on each other's shoulder's and come back in disguise. Turns out that this ride is a one way trip to the Ghost Mines! 17 The Peak of Darkness Episode 1727th January 1974 "The Peak of Darkness" ("Kettō Mumeigoku") 18 The Bandits and the Children Episode 183rd February 1974 "The Bandits and the Children" ("Yatō to Hana to Kodomotachi") 19 Who Shall Receive the Bounty Episode 1910th February 1974 "Who Shall Receive the Bounty" ("Shōukin Uketorinin") 20 The Maiden Who Chases a Shadow Episode 2017th February 1974 "The Maiden Who Casts a Shadow" ("Kage wo Ouhana") 21 A Mother & Daughter's Crisis Episode 2124th February 1974 "A Mother and Daughter's Crisis" ("Boshizō Muzan") 22 A Lad and a Vendetta Episode 223rd March 1974 "A Lad and a Vendetta" ("Shōnen to Adauchi") 23 A Camellia in Winter Episode 2310th March 1974 "A Camellia in Winter ("Kantsubaki Bojō") 24 A Woman's Tears Episode 2417th March 1974 "A Woman's Tears" ("Kanashii Onna") 25 A Man to Man Promise Episode 2524th March 1974 "A Man to Man Promise" ("Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku") 26 Duel at Kanei-Ji Temple Episode 2631st March 1974 "Dual at Kanei-Ji Temple" ("Kaneiji no Kettō")