Blades of the Yagyu
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Mar 3, 1982
Sword of Salvation Kills the Nemesis Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Mar 10, 1982
Confrontation with Ono-Ha Itto-Ryu Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Mar 17, 1982
Bloody Duel Against the Hozoin-Ryu Style Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Mar 24, 1982
Munenori and the Two-Brimmed Hat Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Mar 31, 1982
The Thirty-Third Shuriken Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Apr 7, 1982
The Thirty-Third Shuriken - Seven Years Later Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Apr 14, 1982
The Paulownia of 5-3 Never Dies Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Apr 21, 1982
Conspiracy in Edo Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Apr 28, 1982
Overthrow Tokugawa and Restore the Toyotomi Era Episode 9
S1 · E10 · May 5, 1982
Shogun Iemitsu in Serious Danger Episode 10
S1 · E11 · May 12, 1982
Munenori and Mataemon Araki Episode 11
S1 · E12 · May 19, 1982
The Death of My Great Friend Taukan Episode 12
S1 · E13 · May 26, 1982
The Last Journey of the Sword Saint Episode 13
13 episodes in Season 1
Yagyū Sekishūsai’s fifth son, Munenori, is awarded by Tokugawa Ieyasu with the old Yagyū domain of 2,000 koku, which had been confiscated by the Toyotomi 16 years earlier, in recognition of his remarkable performance at the Battle of Sekigahara. He triumphantly returned to his hometown, the village of Yagyū. Munenori, who received the family’s heirloom sword from his older brother Shinjiro, carried on the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū tradition and vowed to Ieyasu to create a world without war as he headed to Fushimi Castle. However, Munenori’s life was targeted by Yatōji, a ninja of the Saiga clan, remnants of the Toyotomi faction known as Onibi...
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Cast
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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Known for
Goyokin
Kō Nishimura
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Hiroko Maki
Also in
Wasabi
The Blossom and the Sword
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Also in
Onihei Hankachō
The Return of Godzilla
Akiko Kana
Also in
Samurai Reincarnation
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Hiroko Shino
Also in
Kamisan no Waruguchi
Murder in the Doll House
Yūki Meguro
Known for
Shōgun
Osamu Sakuta
Known for
B'T X
Masahiro Takase Director
Country Japan · Premiered March 3, 1982 · Languages Japanese
Show info
Premiered
March 3, 1982
Final episode
May 26, 1982
Status
Ended
Network
TV Tokyo
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Original language
Japanese
Production
TV Tokyo
Production
Nakamura Production
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
柳生新陰流
Spoken on screen
Japanese