Samurai: Hunt for the Sword (1999–1999)

TV ShowEndedAction & Adventure, Animation1 season, 2 episodes
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Plot

Shinjuro may be a little young to be the master of a swordsmanship school, but fate didn't give him a choice. Now his position and martial arts skill land him in the middle of serious trouble when the rogue samurai Mikage faces off against the Tokugawa government, and Shinjuro and the small group of swordsmen who train at the school must now protect the town from harm. However, the group won't be challenged until the Tokugawa house calls in a favor, and the young swordsman is forced to duel Mikage himself.

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Episodes by season

Season012Episodes1999Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Samurai: Hunt for the Sword S01E01Episode 1November 26, 1999—
  2. S01E02Samurai: Hunt for the Sword S01E02Episode 2December 23, 1999—

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Castfull cast & details

Showtaro MorikuboShowtaro Morikubo楯岡新十郎Machiko ToyoshimaMachiko Toyoshima藤城小春Michie TomizawaMichie Tomizawa琴原淑乃Houko KuwashimaHouko Kuwashima小石川紗奈Yuka ImaiYuka Imai花房美燐Yui HorieYui Horie麗琳Tessyo GendaTessyo Genda楯岡鉄舟斎Hiro YuukiHiro Yuuki御影真幌

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