Mute Samurai
Season 1, Episode 5: The Fateful Encounter
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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.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
A Man Whose Ability To Sing Was Taken Away
Episode 2
Silent Prayer for a Little Boy
Episode 3
The Dangerous Highway
Episode 4
A Bridge to the Dark World
Episode 5
The Fateful Encounter
Episode 6
A Whirlwind of Blood
Episode 7
A Silent Parting of the Ways
Episode 8
The Capture at the Stream
Episode 9
A Girl with Blue Eyes
Episode 10
A Widow's Strength
Episode 11
Two Brothers in a Raging Stream
Episode 12
The Flower of Head Display Pass
Episode 13
A Dark-haired Human Sacrifice
Episode 14
The First Performance
Episode 15
The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished
Episode 16
Manji, Once Again
Episode 17
The Peak of Darkness
Episode 18
The Bandits and the Children
Episode 19
Who Shall Receive the Bounty
Episode 20
The Maiden Who Chases a Shadow
Episode 21
A Mother & Daughter's Crisis
Episode 22
A Lad and a Vendetta
Episode 23
A Camellia in Winter
Episode 24
A Woman's Tears
Episode 25
A Man to Man Promise
Episode 26
Duel at Kanei-Ji Temple