Mute Samurai - Season 1

First aired: 10/7/1973 26 episodes

Episodes

1. A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away

Aired: 10/7/1973

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.

2. Silent Prayer for a Little Boy

Aired: 10/14/1973

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.

3. The Dangerous Highway

Aired: 10/21/1973

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.

4. A Bridge to the Dark World

Aired: 10/28/1973

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

5. The Fateful Encounter

Aired: 11/4/1973

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.

6. A Whirlwind of Blood

Aired: 11/11/1973

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

7. A Silent Parting of the Ways

Aired: 11/18/1973

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

8. The Capture at the Stream

Aired: 11/25/1973

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

9. A Girl with Blue Eyes

Aired: 12/2/1973

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

10. A Widow's Strength

Aired: 12/9/1973

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

11. Two Brothers in a Raging Stream

Aired: 12/16/1973

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

12. The Flower of Head Display Pass

Aired: 12/23/1973

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

13. A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice

Aired: 12/30/1973

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

14. The First Performance

Aired: 1/6/1974

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

15. The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished

Aired: 1/13/1974

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

16. Manji, Once Again

Aired: 1/20/1974

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!