Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan
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| Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan or The Mute Samurai | |
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| Also known as | 唖侍鬼一法眼 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Kenji Misumi Kimiyoshi Yasuda Shintaro Katsu Kazuo Mori |
| Starring | Tomisaburo Wakayama Shintaro Katsu |
| Theme music composer | Isao Tomita, "Kodokuni Owarete" Sang by Shintaro Katsu |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shintaro Katsu |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | NTV, Katsu Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | NTV |
| Release | October 7, 1973 – March 31, 1974 |
Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (唖侍鬼一法眼) also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1973–1974.[1] The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1.[2] It is based on Kanda Takeshi's manga "Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan".[3]
Plot
Kiichihōgan is a skilled swordsman but when he was a child he was his throat cut so he is incapable of speech. His parents were killed and wife was violated and killed by the skilled Spaniard Gonzalez. 18 years later Kiichihōgan abandons samurai and he becomes a bounty hunter. He goes on a trip to find the Spanish man and fulfill his revenge.[4]
Cast
- Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kiichihōgan
- Shintaro Katsu as Manji(Nagasaki Bugyo)
- Judy Ongg as Okiku
- Kayo Matsuo as Kikuno
- Kanjūrō Arashi as Monk Jikai
Episode list
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Guest starrings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kuchibirukara Utawo Ubawareta Otoko" | Shintaro Katsu | Shintaro Katsu,Judy Ongg, Hideyo Amamoto | |
| 2 | "Kuchinashi no Komoriuta" | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Kiwako Taichi, Shin Kishida | |
| 3 | "Kaen no Kaidō" | Kenji Misumi | Yuko Hama, Yoshi Katō,Koji Wada | |
| 4 | "Rokudō Jigokubashi" | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Shinjirō Ehara ,Eiji Gō | |
| 5 | "Ruten no Meguriai" | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Kei Taguchi | |
| 6 | "Keppū Touge" | Akira Ōsu | Akira Yamauchi, Yoshiko Nakada, Tatsurō Endō | |
| 7 | "Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi" | Kazuo Mori | Midori Nishizaki | |
| 8 | "Dakuryu no Bijogari" | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Mikio Narita, Yuriko Shinkai | |
| 9 | "Aoime no Shōjō" | Kenji Misumi | Silvia Walker, Toru Abe, Rokkō Toura | |
| 10 | "Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro" | Buichi Saitō | Taketoshi Naito, Yumi Iwai, Kenji Imai | |
| 11 | "Dotō no Kyoudai" | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Jun Tazaki, Tamao Nakamura | |
| 12 | "Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana" | Buichi Saitō | Masumi Harukawa, Renji Ishibashi, Fumio Watanabe | |
| 13 | "Kurogami Jigoku" | Kōsaku Yamashita | Kensaku Hara, Mitsuo Nagata | |
| 14 | "Hana no Butai" | Kenji Misumi | Masao Komatsu, Kō Nishimura | |
| 15 | "Kieta Shōukinkasegi" | Masao Kobayashi | Shingo Yamashiro, Seiichirō Kameishi, Junko Hitomo | |
| 16 | "Manji Futatabi" | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Kōji Nanbara, Kaku Takashina, Miyoko Akaza | |
| 17 | "Kettō Mumeigoku" | Akira Ōsu | Shōhei Hino, Asao Uchida, Keiko Yumi | |
| 18 | "Yatō to Hana to Kodomotachi" | Kenji Misumi | Goichi Yamada, Tokue Hanazawa, Harumi Sone | |
| 19 | "Shōukin Uketorinin" | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Akiji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nawa, Isao Kimura | |
| 20 | "Kage wo Ouhana" | Akira Ōsu | Mari Shiraki, Takeshi Kato | |
| 21 | "Boshizō Muzan" | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Etsuko Ichihara, Hōsei Komatsu | |
| 22 | "Shōnen to Adauchi" | Masao Kobayashi | Takashi Ehata | |
| 23 | "Kantsubaki Bojō" | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Sanae Kitabayashi | |
| 24 | "Kanashii Onna" | Showa Ota | Asao Uchida, Yutaka Hayashi | |
| 25 | "Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku" | Masao Kobayashi | Mikio Narita, Shiho Fujimura | |
| 26 | "Kaneiji no Kettō" | Kenji Misumi | Tony Cetera | |
See also
- Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975–76) TV series Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama appeared.
References
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