Lone Wolf & Cub - Season 1
Season 1
The original episode two 'Oyuki of the Gomune' has been removed from any re-airings or reproductions.
Network
DatesApr. 8, 1973 - Sept. 30, 1973
Episodes
Season 1Episode 145 min
My Son and My Sword for Hire
A noblewoman who was forced into prostitution after her fiancé and family were murdered at their wedding, asks Itto to kill the man responsible, a spurned former suitor.
Apr. 8, 1973
Season 1Episode 245 min
Fangs of the Wolf
Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro arrive in a town known for its hot springs, but the entire village has been taken over by a gang of murderous bounty hunters.
Apr. 15, 1973
Season 1Episode 345 min
Ikkoku-Bashi Bridge
Poisoned after a surprise attack, Ogami must face a deadly gauntlet of Yagyu assassins in order to fulfill a promise made to a dying man who saved Daigoro.
Apr. 22, 1973
Season 1Episode 445 min
Highway of Assassins
A meeting on the Assassin’s Road causes Itto to remember the events leading up to his wife’s murder, and why he chose to bring his son with him on his mission of vengeance.
Apr. 29, 1973
Season 1Episode 545 min
The Lowly Maid
Multiple stories interweave as Daigoro becomes lost while seeking medicine for his father and is befriended by a young woman who is being sold into service by a loan shark.
Mai 6, 1973
Season 1Episode 645 min
Amya and Anema
When his father is delayed for multiple days after an assassination goes awry, a desperate Daigoro wanders off and falls into the hands of a ruthless gang of criminals.
Mai 13, 1973
Season 1Episode 745 min
The Guns of Sakai
Itto is hired to assassinate a gunsmith who has reportedly developed a repeating rifle, a weapon that could completely destabilize the balance of power in Japan.
Mai 20, 1973
Season 1Episode 845 min
The Castle Wall Attack
Itto accepts an assignment to stop a shipment of gold, assassinate a government official, kill an entire team of covert agents and prevent a small clan from being framed.
Mai 27, 1973
Season 1Episode 945 min
Six Roads to Infinity
As Lord Yagyu prepares to send his last and strongest son, Gunbei, to kill Itto Ogami, the events of Gunbei and Itto's previous duel are revealed.
Juni 3, 1973
Season 1Episode 1045 min
Baby Cart on the River Styx
A scheming magistrate's plan places Itto in the middle of a war between two Yakuza families, one of which is lead by the daughter of the leader of the other.
Juni 10, 1973
Season 1Episode 1145 min
Deer Hunters
While the Yagyu set a trap for Itto, a group of con artists pose as Lone Wolf and Cub and a disgraced Samurai takes on the role of Ogami.
Juni 17, 1973
Season 1Episode 1245 min
O-Chiyo's Boat
As Itto waits for an opportunity to assassinate a sadistic Lord, he and Daigoro observe the life of a young boat woman who must sell herself to support the man she loves.
Juni 24, 1973
Season 1Episode 1345 min
No Betrayal
While Itto tracks down the killers of a young woman's entire family, Daigoro becomes caught up in a policeman's hunt for a notorious female pickpocket.
Juli 1, 1973
Season 1Episode 1445 min
North to South, East to West
Itto accepts a job that will protect the location of a secret gold mine, but the task is complicated when a rival swordsman takes Itto's target's son hostage.
Juli 8, 1973
Season 1Episode 1545 min
Night of Fangs
Itto must deal with a well-wishing doctor and a group of shadow ninja when he's tasked with killing a group of assassins who're rgeting the Shogun's lover.
Juli 15, 1973
Season 1Episode 1645 min
Cloud Tiger, Wind Dragon
Itto returns to a spot on the banks of the Shinobu River where he once executed the lord of a Clan, and faces a samurai he defeated in a duel four years earlier.
Juli 22, 1973
Season 1Episode 1745 min
Executioner Asaemon
Government officials convince Asaemon the Beheader, one of the few swordsmen in Japan with a level of skill close to Ogami’s, to kill Itto in combat.
Juli 29, 1973
Season 1Episode 1845 min
Half Mat, One Mat, Two And A Half Go Of Rice
Itto meets Sakon Shino, a beggar samurai who has given up killing for a life as a street performer. Shino urges Itto to give up his assassin life, for the sake of his son.
Aug. 5, 1973
Season 1Episode 1945 min
The 8 Gate Attack Formation
The Lone Wolf and Cub have their work cut out for them when a seemingly simple job turns into a deadly game of lies and intrigue.
Aug. 12, 1973
Season 1Episode 2045 min
Chrysanthemum Inn
The Lone Wolf and Cub rescue a woman who has sold herself into prostitution in order to stage her revenge on her murdered brother’s evil fiancé.
Aug. 19, 1973
Season 1Episode 2145 min
The Crossing Guard
Desperate to keep their clan from being dissolved, the family of a murdered Lord fake the real killer’s murder and ask Itto to verify their false claim.
Aug. 26, 1973
Season 1Episode 2245 min
The Tragedy Of Beku No Ji
Assassins from the Kurokuwa clan stage a non-stop series of attacks that lasts for days, slowly steering an exhausted Lone Wolf and Cub into a deadly trap.
Sept. 2, 1973
Season 1Episode 2345 min
Thread of Tears
Itto is hired to kill a samurai who has allegedly turned his men against Lord Norikatsu, but the true reasons turn out to be far more complex and deceptive.
Sept. 9, 1973
Season 1Episode 2445 min
The Yagyu Letter
Ogami mysteriously joins a group of “the unclothed”, men with the unusual job of carrying people and baggage across a river where bridges and ferries are forbidden.
Sept. 16, 1973
Season 1Episode 2545 min
Daigoro's Song
After being thrown off a cliff during a battle with the Yagyu assassins, Daigoro searches for his now missing father while avoiding his family’s many enemies.
Sept. 23, 1973
Season 1Episode 2645 min
Drifting Shadows
Itto tries to follow the trail left by his missing son, Daigoro, while fighting off the forces of Lord Retsudo and his Yagyu assassins.
Sept. 30, 1973
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