Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub ·子連れ狼Kozure Okami

Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.

Action & Adventure

Lone Wolf and Cub ·子連れ狼Kozure Okami

Action & Adventure

Created By: Kazuo Koike
First Aired on: Apr 08, 1973
Popularity: 4.606: 7 votes
Networks: (JP)
Production: Union Motion Picture Co, Ltd.Studio Ship
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 78 episodes

Season 1

The original episode two 'Oyuki of the Gomune' has been removed from any re-airings or reproductions.

Aired 52 years ago

26 Episodes

Episode 1My Son and My Sword for Hire45 min
A noblewoman who was forced into prostitution after her fiancé and family were murdered at their wedding, asks Itto to kill the man responsible, a spurned former suitor.
Episode 2Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf45 min
Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro arrive in a town known for its hot springs, but the entire village has been taken over by a gang of murderous bounty hunters.
Episode 3Ikkou-Bashi Bridge45 min
Poisoned after a surprise attack, Ogami must face a deadly gauntlet of Yagyu assassins in order to fulfill a promise made to a dying man who saved Daigoro.
Episode 4The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins45 min
A meeting on the Assassin’s Road causes Itto to remember the events leading up to his wife’s murder, and why he chose to bring his son with him on his mission of vengeance.
Episode 5Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid45 min
Multiple stories interweave as Daigoro becomes lost while seeking medicine for his father and is befriended by a young woman who is being sold into service by a loan shark.