Overview
At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this match. Both are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan, who is known as Japan's greatest swordsman. Each of them are determined to prove himself the successor of Iwamoto's school. However, there can only be one champion. So begins a story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies.
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: Sword Match at Sunpu Castle
Jul 19, 2007
Two damaged warriors share a twisted and violent past. Now they must face off within a brutal samurai tournament arranged to satisfy the bloodlust of ...
Episode 2: The Yodare-Azuki Ceremony
Jul 26, 2007
Years before the tournament, Gennosuke Fujiki was the stoic star pupil of the Kogan dojo, and Seigen Irako was a brash young samurai seeking fame and ...
Episode 3: Kamaitachi
Aug 02, 2007
Once a year, Kogan awakes from his death-like slumber to oversee his dojo. Locked in a decaying state, the master demands to know which of his samurai...
Episode 4: A Children's Song
Aug 09, 2007
For years, the tormented Lady Iku believed her body was cursed. Children mocked her and the masses fled at her approach. This public scorn only increa...
Episode 5: Secret Swordplay Technique Instruction
Aug 23, 2007
As questions arise about Seigen's past, Gennosuke disappears from the dojo after being passed over as heir. Master Kogan becomes suspicious of hi...
Episode 6: Birth Cry
Aug 30, 2007
Betrayed and seething with anger, Kogan begins the systematic destruction of his former heir. Arrogant Seigen, blinded by ambition, is ensnared by his...
Episode 7: Fangs
Sep 06, 2007
In the years since Seigen was sent away, packs of rogue samurai have begun wandering dangerously close to the secrets of the Kogan dojo. A new student...
Episode 8: Chorus of Cicadas
Sep 13, 2007
Shortly after his battle with the ronin, Gennosuke finds the mangled head of a comrade – a disturbing warning that could bring the dojo shame. Panic...
Episode 9: Tiger Cubs
Sep 20, 2007
Mie’s despair over her cruel treatment eats away at her mind. Her body – starved to the point of near paralysis – is powered only by the derange...
Episode 10: Kengyou’s House of Punishment
Sep 27, 2007
A letter arrives summoning the Kogan clan to the palace of Kengyou Shizuhata. Upon arrival, Shizuhata wastes no time in luring Gennosuke into a duel w...
Episode 11: Moonlight
Oct 04, 2007
Seigen has returned, and he is out for blood. Although blinded during his brutal punishment, he appears to have regained his former prowess. Gennosuke...
Episode 12: Mumyo Sakanagare
Oct 11, 2007
As a battered Lady Iku watches, Seigen prepares to extract the full measure of vengeance for his former master’s sins. Kogan must defend himself one...
