Season 1
(2007)
Cast
as Gennosuke Fujiki
as Seigen Irako
as Gonzaemon Ushimata
as Kogan Iwamoto
as Mie Iwamoto
as Lady Iku
Episodes
Sword Match at Sunpu Castle 8.0
July 19, 2007
Two damaged warriors share a twisted and violent past. Now they must face off within a brutal samurai tournament arrang…
The Yodare-Azuki Ceremony 8.0
July 26, 2007
Years before the tournament, Gennosuke Fujiki was the stoic star pupil of the Kogan dojo, and Seigen Irako was a brash …
Kamaitachi 9.0
August 2, 2007
Once a year, Kogan awakes from his death-like slumber to oversee his dojo. Locked in a decaying state, the master deman…
A Children's Song 8.0
August 9, 2007
For years, the tormented Lady Iku believed her body was cursed. Children mocked her and the masses fled at her approach…
Secret Swordplay Technique Instruction 8.0
August 23, 2007
As questions arise about Seigen's past, Gennosuke disappears from the dojo after being passed over as heir. Master Koga…
Birth Cry 8.0
August 30, 2007
Betrayed and seething with anger, Kogan begins the systematic destruction of his former heir. Arrogant Seigen, blinded …
Fangs 8.0
September 6, 2007
In the years since Seigen was sent away, packs of rogue samurai have begun wandering dangerously close to the secrets o…
Chorus of Cicadas 8.0
September 13, 2007
Shortly after his battle with the ronin, Gennosuke finds the mangled head of a comrade – a disturbing warning that coul…
Tiger Cubs 8.0
September 20, 2007
Mie’s despair over her cruel treatment eats away at her mind. Her body – starved to the point of near paralysis – is po…
Kengyou’s House of Punishment 8.0
September 27, 2007
A letter arrives summoning the Kogan clan to the palace of Kengyou Shizuhata. Upon arrival, Shizuhata wastes no time in…
Moonlight 9.0
October 4, 2007
Seigen has returned, and he is out for blood. Although blinded during his brutal punishment, he appears to have regaine…
Mumyo Sakanagare 9.0
October 11, 2007
As a battered Lady Iku watches, Seigen prepares to extract the full measure of vengeance for his former master’s sins. …