The Samurai

Season 2

1963 · 13 episodes · 5h 12m in all

Episodes

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   1. Secret Treasure

   6 Jan 1963 · 24 min

   New adventure series set in medieval Japan telling of Shintaro the master swordsman and of his relentless search for his enemies, the black robed society known as the Koga ninja. On a Tokyo street at midnight, a lonely traveller is passing when a dark figure springs out of the darkness, kills him and begins ransacking his pockets in a hasty search for a bag of gold he was taking to one of the Shogun's ministers.

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   2. Stolen Face

   13 Jan 1963 · 24 min

   The first of the 13 ninja of the Koga society is dead after challenging Shintaro to a fight. Now Shintaro and his young companion,. Shusaku, are in search of another challenger.

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   3. Track of the Ninja

   20 Jan 1963 · 24 min

   While walking along a dusty road on their way to Kofu, Shintaro and Shusaku notice an express courier in a great hurry and they catch sight of a ninja knife falling out of his pocket. That night Shusaku is kidnapped.

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   4. Deathless One

   27 Jan 1963 · 24 min

   While he and his companions are resting in an inn, Shintaro sees a scared rat running from the closet and realises there is someone hiding inside.

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   5. Unseen Enemy

   3 Feb 1963 · 24 min

   When the leader of the infamous Koga society harangues Kurobei for failing to rescue another ninja from Shintaro, Kurobei decides to turn against the society and join the master swordsman.

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   6. Danger in the Temple

   10 Feb 1963 · 24 min

   After sneaking out of a temple in which Shintaro has sought refuge for the night, Kurobei is challenged by a black clad figure in the belfry.

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   7. The Spider

   17 Feb 1963 · 24 min

   Shintaro goes to the rescue when he sees a band of villainous sedan-chair carriers running off with a girl named Chikage. Then he decides to help her locate her father.

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   8. Die Like a Ninja

   24 Feb 1963 · 24 min

   Shintaro and his young companion have finally arrived in Kofu after many adventures but their arrival is being observed from afar by Sarobei and Genzo, two more master ninja.

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   9. Double Agent

   3 Mar 1963 · 24 min

   The Koga ninja has been committing a series of crimes including arson and murder with the sole purpose of coaxing Shintaro into the open so he can be their next victim.

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    10. The Hunter

    14 Mar 1963 · 24 min

    Ninja Kogento enables an expert rifleman to do away with Shintaro.

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    11. Mystic Bridge

    17 Mar 1963 · 24 min

    Shintaro offers to escort some fugitives from the Koga ninja into Kofu though this means he will have to walk back towards his enemies who are pursuing him.

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    12. Star Jumper

    24 Mar 1963 · 24 min

    While searching for a secret entrance to a hidden gold mine, Shintaro sees a group of ninja attacking a woodsman.

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    13. The Magic Kite

    31 Mar 1963 · 24 min

    Shintaro and Shusaku, while journeying through the mountains, save the life of a farmer who is hanging upside down in a tree. He tells them he was attacked by the Koga and Shintaro realises they are nearby.