The Samurai (1962)

Original title: 隠密剣士

The Samurai is a Japanese historical fiction television series made by Senkosha Productions during the early 1960s. Its original Japanese title was Onmitsu Kenshi. The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran continuously until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs, usually of 13 episodes each. Also created were two black-and-white feature films by Toei Company, made in 1964 by the same crew which has created the TV series, and a stage show. The Samurai proved to be highly successful despite its initially very limited budget. It was the first Japanese TV program ever screened in Australia, where it premiered in 1964 and built up a remarkably large fan-base among the local young audience at the time, rapidly becoming a cult favourite. Despite its massive popularity in Australia as well as success in Japan, New Zealand and the Philippines, the series was not widely screened elsewhere and its fame remains largely restricted to those countries.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Ova

  • 1x2

    Duel at kiritap

  • 1x3

    Sword storm

  • 1x4

    Revenge of the ainus

  • 1x5

    Imitation prince

  • 1x6

    Sudden death

  • 1x7

    Ambush at hell valley

  • 1x8

    Outlaw brothers

  • 1x9

    Blind swordsman

  • 1x10

    Pirate treasure

  • 1x11

    Master of the sword

  • 1x12

    Return of the outlaw

  • 1x13

    Code of the samurai

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Secret treasure

  • 2x2

    Stolen face

  • 2x3

    Track of the ninja

  • 2x4

    Deathless one

  • 2x5

    Unseen enemy

  • 2x6

    Danger in the temple

  • 2x7

    The spider

  • 2x8

    Die like a ninja

  • 2x9

    Double agent

  • 2x10

    The hunter

  • 2x11

    Mystic bridge

  • 2x12

    Star jumper

  • 2x13

    The magic kite

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Secret mission to kyoto

  • 3x2

    Rocket attack

  • 3x3

    The bribe

  • 3x4

    Betrayed by a ninja

  • 3x5

    Spy's revenge

  • 3x6

    Poison blade

  • 3x7

    The face-stealer

  • 3x8

    Mysterious pilgrims

  • 3x9

    Hide and seek death

  • 3x10

    Dongan the master ninja

  • 3x11

    Stolen case

  • 3x12

    Wolf ninja

  • 3x13

    The last duel

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Lure of edo

  • 4x2

    The plot

  • 4x3

    Disappearing trick

  • 4x4

    Secret of the chest

  • 4x5

    Hidden leaf ninja

  • 4x6

    Flying robe ninja

  • 4x7

    Puppet ninja

  • 4x8

    Hawk ninja

  • 4x9

    Flying eagle

  • 4x10

    Ring of fire

  • 4x11

    Ghost ninja

  • 4x12

    Tendo the dragon

  • 4x13

    The thirteenth ninja

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Mark of the fuma

  • 5x2

    Search for marishoten

  • 5x3

    Clue to wind thunder

  • 5x4

    Dragon ship

  • 5x5

    Jinnai's secret

  • 5x6

    Fuma spider attack

  • 5x7

    Musai's curse

  • 5x8

    A brave death

  • 5x9

    Trapped by spider dojin

  • 5x10

    Fate of a ninja

  • 5x11

    Danger is the same face

  • 5x12

    Fuma's treachery

  • 5x13

    Secret cave

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Touch of death

  • 6x2

    A trap for tombei

  • 6x3

    Taroza the toad

  • 6x4

    Secret of the wind fort

  • 6x5

    The barrier gate

  • 6x6

    The deserter

  • 6x7

    The stolen map

  • 6x8

    The water castle

  • 6x9

    A narrow escape

  • 6x10

    Return of kitobo

  • 6x11

    Saved by a ninja

  • 6x12

    Yaheiji the typhoon

  • 6x13

    The fire tower

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    The conspiracy

  • 7x2

    The oath of revenge

  • 7x3

    Brotherly hate

  • 7x4

    Black shadow

  • 7x5

    The trap

  • 7x6

    Ninja decoy

  • 7x7

    Ninja of death

  • 7x8

    Living death

  • 7x9

    Devil mask

  • 7x10

    Bloodthirsty swords

  • 7x11

    The turncoat

  • 7x12

    The three monks

  • 7x13

    Follow the leader

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Master ninja

  • 8x2

    The book of death

  • 8x3

    The face-stealer

  • 8x4

    Promise of death

  • 8x5

    Butterfly spy

  • 8x6

    House of night

  • 8x7

    The clue

  • 8x8

    Explosive gold

  • 8x9

    Reign of terror

  • 8x10

    The spider

  • 8x11

    The spider's daughter

  • 8x12

    Phantom captive

  • 8x13

    Lord of night

  • 8x14

    Ninja training

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    The puppet master

  • 9x2

    Chinese poison

  • 9x3

    The magic stick

  • 9x4

    The impersonator

  • 9x5

    Kongo's revenge

  • 9x6

    Strings of a puppet

  • 9x7

    Spy's execution

  • 9x8

    Bring me his head

  • 9x9

    Deadly hostages

  • 9x10

    Cut the puppet strings

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    Flames of hate

  • 10x2

    The challenge

  • 10x3

    Hidden assassin

  • 10x4

    Return from the dead

  • 10x5

    Pickpockets

  • 10x6

    Convert

  • 10x7

    Poison dart

  • 10x8

    Revenge

  • 10x9

    Devil mask house

  • 10x10

    Secret passage

  • 10x11

    Friendly enemy

  • 10x12

    Kongō's warning

  • 10x13

    The duel

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