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The Hunted Samurai

Premiered 1973-01-01 1 season 13 eps

“Make no mistake, the penalty for desertion is death!” Those words start one of the most extraordinary samurai era television series to ever come out of Japan. Created and developed by master filmmaker Gosha Hideo this is one of the first times that feature film quality hit the small screen. Megastar Amachi Shigeru is Gen, a former ninja with a price on his head traveling about Japan seeking the identity of the mysterious “Kagekubo” leader of his former group who issued the death warrant for desertion.

Last Episode Aired 1973-03-26
S1E13 — The Two Gennosukes

In this episode, a group of farmers are massacred after revolting against heavy taxes. Gen encounters a serial killer who poses as him. When Gen finally confronts his impersonator, he finds out that he is also a runaway ninja trying to find his own freedom.

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