Lone Wolf and Cub

Episode 1

Seeking Immortality

55 mins

His last child, Sayaka, failing to kill Ogami Itto and Daigoro, Yagyu Retsudo turns to the Shogun's elite squad, the Black Hoods, to take revenge. Meanwhile, as wanted posters go up in towns along the Mito Road, bounty hunters gather.

Episode 2

Wet Nurse's Parasol

55 mins

The Yagyu clan significantly raise the bounty on Lone Wolf and Cub, so yet more bounty hunters converge on the port town where Ogami Itto is fulfilling his latest contract. An abused servant girl seeks to warn them of the hunters' plan.

Episode 3

No Tomorrow

55 mins

Lone Wolf and Cub have a new bounty hunter, Ryuza the Plotter, dogging their steps, and he plans to kill them with explosive dolls. An old acquaintance, Torizo, the lady oyabun of a travelling yakuza gang, decides to aid the fugitives.

Episode 4

The Silk Cloud

55 mins

Ogami Itto is told by the dying Nozokido Kurobei, last of the active Kurokuwa ninja agents, that he must decipher the Yagyu correspondence. Yagyu Retsudo engages the 5 retired Kuruma-ken masters of the Kurokuwa to destroy father and son.

Episode 5

A Mother's Taste

55 mins

A fugitive prostitute tags along after Lone Wolf and Cub to foil pursuit of the cruel yakuza gang who hold her contract.

Episode 6

Your Life Is Mine

55 mins

In order to pass through a new fief, Lone Wolf and Cub follow different routes, but Daigoro is seen by bounty hunters. The conscientious bailiff of the fief attempts to avoid pursuit, but outside factors converge to force a confrontation.

Episode 7

Shinobu gorin / Five Sisters of Death

55 mins

A scheming fief retainer plots to curry favour with the powerful Yagyu Clan by manipulating 5 ninja sisters into challenging and killing Lone Wolf and Cub.

Episode 8

Shiki / Season of Death

55 mins

Whilst recuperating in an isolated fisherman's shack, Ogami Itto and Daigoro are embroiled in the troubles of a young villager who, in desperation, has taken his fiancée hostage to prevent her marrying another man.

Episode 9

Hippu kanpu / The Unfortunate Pair

55 mins

The widow of a murdered samurai and a clan retainer who can recognise the killer on sight have been seeking revenge for 3 years. In the course of their quest their paths cross that of Lone Wolf and Cub.

Episode 10

An Ominous Path

55 mins

Episode 11

Daigorô shiawase hana / The Flower of Happiness

55 mins

Episode 12

The Hand Cannon

55 mins

Episode 13

Kyôteki no tsuki / The Moon of Desire

55 mins

Episode 14

Omens Good and Bad

55 mins

Episode 15

Abe the Monster

55 mins

Episode 16

Ryôgen no hi / Wildfire

55 mins

Episode 17

The Scent

55 mins

Episode 18

The Roaring Thunder

55 mins

Episode 19

Light on the River of Blood

55 mins

Episode 20

The Showdown

55 mins

Episode 21

Impending Death

55 mins

Episode 22

Fathers and Sons

55 mins

Episode 23

Attack in the Shadows

55 mins

Episode 24

The Guardian

55 mins

Episode 25

Waves and Flutes

55 mins

Episode 26

Swordsmanship

55 mins