# Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan

Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (唖侍鬼一法眼) also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. It is based on Kanda Takeshi's manga Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan.

## Plot

Kiichihōgan is a samurai who had been a victim of a vicious crime, completely changing his life forever. His parents were killed and his virgin wife was violated by a skilled Spaniard named Gonzalez. 18 years later Kiichihōgan abandons the way of the samurai and he becomes a bounty hunter, taking Japan's most wanted criminals. He goes on a journey to find the Spaniard and fulfill his revenge.

## Cast

* Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kiichihōgan
* Shintaro Katsu as Manji (Nagasaki Bugyo)
* Judy Ongg as Okiku
* Kayo Matsuo as Kikuno
* Minoru Ōki as Tokaiya
* Kanjūrō Arashi as Monk Jikai
* Tony Cetera as Gonzales

## Episode list

| Episode | Title | Directed by | Guest starrings |
| 1 | "The Man Who Lost His Ability to Sing" ("Kuchibirukara Utawo Ubawareta Otoko") | Shintaro Katsu | Shintaro Katsu, Judy Ongg, Hideyo Amamoto, Jūkei Fujioka |
| 2 | "A Silent Prayer for A Little boy" ("Kuchinashi no Komoriuta") | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Kiwako Taichi, Shin Kishida |
| 3 | "The Dangerous Highway" ("Kaen no Kaidō") | Kenji Misumi | Yuko Hama, Yoshi Katō, Koji Wada |
| 4 | "The Bridge to The Dark World" ("Rokudō Jigokubashi") | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Shinjirō Ehara, Eiji Gō |
| 5 | "The Fateful Encounter" ("Ruten no Meguriai") | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Kei Taguchi |
| 6 | "A Whirlwind of Blood" ("Keppū Touge") | Akira Ōsu | Akira Yamauchi, Yoshiko Nakada, Tatsurō Endō |
| 7 | "A Silent Parting of the Ways" ("Kuchinashi no Wakaremichi") | Kazuo Mori | Midori Nishizaki |
| 8 | "The Capture at the Stream" ("Dakuryu no Bijogari") | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Mikio Narita, Yuriko Shinkai |
| 9 | "The Girl with the Blue Eyes" ("Aoime no Shōjō") | Kenji Misumi | Silvia Walker, Toru Abe, Rokkō Toura, Shōbun Inoue |
| 10 | "A Widow's Strength" ("Hoeta Touge no Onna Gokoro") | Buichi Saitō | Taketoshi Naito, Yumi Iwai, Kenji Imai |
| 11 | "Two Brothers in a Raging Sea" ("Dotō no Kyoudai") | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Jun Tazaki, Tamao Nakamura, Toshio Takahara |
| 12 | "The Flower of Head Display Pass" ("Gokumon Tōuge no Kikunohana") | Buichi Saitō | Masumi Harukawa, Renji Ishibashi, Fumio Watanabe |
| 13 | "A Dark-Haired Human Sacrifice" ("Kurogami Jigoku") | Kōsaku Yamashita | Kensaku Hara, Mitsuo Nagata |
| 14 | "The First Performance" ("Hana no Butai") | Kenji Misumi | Masao Komatsu, Kō Nishimura |
| 15 | "The Bounty Hunters Who Vanished" ("Kieta Shōukinkasegi") | Masao Kobayashi | Shingo Yamashiro, Seiichirō Kameishi, Junko Hitomo |
| 16 | "Manji Once Again" ("Manji Futatabi") | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Kōji Nanbara, Kaku Takashina, Miyoko Akaza |
| 17 | "The Peak of Darkness" ("Kettō Mumeigoku") | Akira Ōsu | Shōhei Hino, Asao Uchida, Keiko Yumi |
| 18 | "The Bandits and the Children" ("Yatō to Hana to Kodomotachi") | Kenji Misumi | Goichi Yamada, Tokue Hanazawa, Harumi Sone |
| 19 | "Who Shall Receive the Bounty" ("Shōukin Uketorinin") | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Akiji Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nawa, Isao Kimura |
| 20 | "The Maiden Who Casts a Shadow" ("Kage wo Ouhana") | Akira Ōsu | Mari Shiraki, Takeshi Kato |
| 21 | "A Mother and Daughter's Crisis" ("Boshizō Muzan") | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Etsuko Ichihara, Hōsei Komatsu |
| 22 | "A Lad and a Vendetta" ("Shōnen to Adauchi") | Masao Kobayashi | Takashi Ehata |
| 23 | "A Camellia in Winter ("Kantsubaki Bojō") | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Sanae Kitabayashi |
| 24 | "A Woman's Tears" ("Kanashii Onna") | Showa Ota | Asao Uchida, Yutaka Hayashi |
| 25 | "A Man to Man Promise" ("Otoko to Otoko no Yakusoku") | Masao Kobayashi | Mikio Narita, Shiho Fujimura |
| 26 | "Dual at Kanei-Ji Temple" ("Kaneiji no Kettō") | Kenji Misumi | Tony Cetera |