Mute Samurai (1973)

Season 1

A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before. Renouncing any normal life the samurai has become the feared bounty hunter, "Devil" Hogan, the Mute Samurai.

Released Oct. 7, 1973 Episode 45 min 17+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.jidaigeki, imdb.bounty-hunter, imdb.ronin, imdb.vendetta, imdb.edo-period, imdb.samurai, imdb.mute + 3 more, imdb.sword, imdb.remake, imdb.samurai-action

Watch Providers: Plex, Plex Channel

Production Companies: Katsu Production

Network: Nippon TV

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

8.6

/99/

Trakt

/5/

TMDb

Takeshi Kanda
Director

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Kiichi Hogan

Tony Cetera
Gonzales

Judy Ongg
Okiku

Kayo Matsuo
Kikuno

Shintarō Katsu
Manji

Yuko Hama
Oarashi

Gorō Mutsumi
Narrator

S1E1 - A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away

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.

Oct. 7, 1973, midnight

S1E2 - Silent Prayer for a Little Boy

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.

Oct. 14, 1973, midnight

S1E3 - The Dangerous Highway

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.

Oct. 21, 1973, midnight

S1E4 - A Bridge to the Dark World

Kiichi Hogan crosses a bridge to "Hell" where he searches for a criminal. Shenanigans ensue.

Oct. 28, 1973, midnight

S1E5 - The Fateful Encounter

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.

Nov. 4, 1973, midnight

S1E6 - A Whirlwind of Blood

Hogan has a chance meeting with Gunbei Shiba. Hogan was mistaken for Shiba and assassins were sent scurrying.

Nov. 11, 1973, midnight

S1E7 - A Silent Parting of the Ways

"A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi")

Nov. 18, 1973, midnight

S1E8 - The Capture at the Stream

"The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari")

Nov. 25, 1973, midnight

S1E9 - A Girl with Blue Eyes

"The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no Shōjō")

Dec. 2, 1973, midnight

S1E10 - A Widow's Strength

"A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro")

Dec. 9, 1973, midnight

S1E11 - Two Brothers in a Raging Stream

"Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("Dotō no Kyoudai")

Dec. 16, 1973, midnight

S1E12 - The Flower of Head Display Pass

"The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana")

Dec. 23, 1973, midnight

S1E13 - A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice

"A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku")

Dec. 30, 1973, midnight

S1E14 - The First Performance

"The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai")

Jan. 6, 1974, midnight

S1E15 - The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished

"The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta Shōukinkasegi")

Jan. 13, 1974, midnight

S1E16 - Manji, Once Again

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!

Jan. 20, 1974, midnight