List of Samurai 7 episodes

Episodes of "Akira Kurosawa's Samurai 7".

ummary of series

Anime (2004)

Japanese episode list
EpisodeNumber=04
EnglishTitle=The Loner
KanjiTitle=参る！
JapaneseTitle=Mairu!
OriginalAirDate=July 10, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=April 22, 2006
ShortSummary=Kambei and Gorobei easily dispatch of the assassins sent by Ayamaro. Angered, Ayamaro sends his two bodyguards, fellow samurai, after them. Kambei faces off against the mysterious Kyuzo.
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EpisodeNumber=05
EnglishTitle=The Drifter
KanjiTitle=お粗末！
JapaneseTitle=Osomatsu!
OriginalAirDate=July 24, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=April 29, 2006
ShortSummary=Kirara and the samurai continue looking for more help. After long days of finding no one, they come across a samurai who chops wood. The samurai is very skilled with both the sword and machines, but he has never killed a man.
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EpisodeNumber=06
EnglishTitle=The Fool
KanjiTitle=任せろ！
JapaneseTitle=Makasero!
OriginalAirDate=July 24, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=May 6, 2006
ShortSummary=A man who was part of the Imperial Envoy is murdered and the Samurai are being blamed. The emperor wants all the Samurai and their companions captured - dead or alive. Kambei and the others must find a way to escape.
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EpisodeNumber=07
EnglishTitle=The Friend
KanjiTitle=癒す！
JapaneseTitle=Iyasu!
OriginalAirDate=August 14, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=May 13, 2006
ShortSummary=With Ukyo hot on their trail, Kambei and the others visit his old friend, Shichiroji, at an inn in the city of Kougakyo. Shichiroji tells them of a secret passage they can use to escape.
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EpisodeNumber=08
EnglishTitle=The Guardians
KanjiTitle=怒る！
JapaneseTitle=Okoru!
OriginalAirDate=August 14, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=May 20, 2006
ShortSummary=The group rests up at Honoka’s, a girl they met who works for the guardians, house. But, when the Nobuseri arrive and the samurai decide to not interfere in their trading with the guardians, Rikichi won’t stand idle by. And neither will Kikuchiyo.
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EpisodeNumber=09
EnglishTitle=The Bandits
KanjiTitle=真っ二つ!
JapaneseTitle=Mapputatsu!
OriginalAirDate=August 28, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=May 27, 2006
ShortSummary=With Kikuchiyo captured by the Nobuseri, Kambei devises a way to rescue the would-be hero. Unfortunately for the remaining samurai, the Nobuseri have laid an ambush for them.
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EpisodeNumber=10
EnglishTitle=The Journey
KanjiTitle=集う！
JapaneseTitle=Tsudō!
OriginalAirDate=August 28, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=June 3, 2006
ShortSummary=With the Nobuseri on their trail, Kambei splits everyone up into three groups. Each group takes a different route to Kanna Village. He takes Kikuchiyo, Katsushiro, and Komachi, while Gorobei, Heihachi, and Rikichi take another route. Shichiroji, Kyuzo, and Kirara take a third route. But, Kirara still doesn’t fully trust Kyuzo and his intentions.
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EpisodeNumber=11
EnglishTitle=The Village
KanjiTitle=やって来た!
JapaneseTitle=Yatte Kita!
OriginalAirDate=September 11, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=June 10, 2006
ShortSummary=The samurai arrive at Kanna Village, but find that many of the inhabitants seem to be missing. While Kambei meets with the village elder, Kikuchiyo discovers that the women of the village have gone into hiding along with the rice. He reveals this to the other samurai and they begin the work of preparing the village for the coming battle with the Nobuseri. But, a traitor lurks in the village's midst.
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EpisodeNumber=12
EnglishTitle=The Truth
KanjiTitle=わめく!
JapaneseTitle=Wameku!
OriginalAirDate=September 11, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=June 17, 2006
ShortSummary=With the traitor discovered, the samurai are at odds over what should be done with him. Meanwhile, Katsushiro tries to come to terms with his feelings over the first life he has taken. And, later, Kikuchiyo reveals a startling secret.
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EpisodeNumber=13
EnglishTitle=The Attack
KanjiTitle=撃つ!
JapaneseTitle=Utsu!
OriginalAirDate=September 25, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=June 24, 2006
ShortSummary=The battle begins! As the Nobuseri head toward the village, the samurai and farmers make last preparations.
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EpisodeNumber=14
EnglishTitle=The Offering
KanjiTitle=暴れる!
JapaneseTitle=Abareru!
OriginalAirDate=September 25, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=July 1, 2006
ShortSummary=Ukyo is informed about all the going-ons including that the Nobuseri are having a war in Kanna village. Meanwhile, the samurai continue with their trap to sneak into the enemy's ship.
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EpisodeNumber=15
EnglishTitle=The Gun and The Calm
KanjiTitle=ずぶ濡れ!
JapaneseTitle=Zubunure!
OriginalAirDate=October 9, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=July 8, 2006
ShortSummary=After defeating the Nobuseri’s ship, the samurai head back to the village and prepare for their next, even tougher battle with the bandits. As everyone prepares, Heihachi has a heart-to-heart with Katsushiro. Elsewhere, Kambei and Shichiroji do the same.
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EpisodeNumber=16
EnglishTitle=The Storm
KanjiTitle=死す!
JapaneseTitle=Shisu!
OriginalAirDate=October 9, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=July 15, 2006
ShortSummary=The samurai prepare for the remaining Nobusari's attack, who are desperate after the loss of their ship. When the attack finally comes, Gorobei dies at the climax. |LineColor=FFF6C8Japanese episode list
EpisodeNumber=17
EnglishTitle=The Remembrance
KanjiTitle=刈る!
JapaneseTitle=Karu!
OriginalAirDate=October 23, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=July 22, 2006
ShortSummary=With one of the seven dead, and two gone, Katsushiro and Kikuchiyo reflect back at past events and experiences with the group while coming to grips with what they must do next.
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EpisodeNumber=18
EnglishTitle=The Emperor
KanjiTitle=潜る!
JapaneseTitle=Kuguru!
OriginalAirDate=October 23, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=July 29, 2006
ShortSummary=Kambei meets with the Guardians and claims that he killed Amanushi's envoy in Ayamoro's house, which began the samurai round up in the first place, so that they will take him to the capital city. Although he's going there as a prisoner, Kambei is not without a plan to save the women kidnapped by the Nobuseri.
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EpisodeNumber=19
EnglishTitle=The Mutiny
KanjiTitle=背く!
JapaneseTitle=Somuku!
OriginalAirDate=November 13, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=August 5, 2006
ShortSummary=While Katsushiro, Kikuchiyo, Kirara, and Komachi plan to save Kambei from the Amanushi, Ukyo is chosen as the successor of Amanushi with a shocking discovery.
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EpisodeNumber=20
EnglishTitle=The Execution
KanjiTitle=着替える！
JapaneseTitle=Kigaeru!
OriginalAirDate=November 13, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=August 12, 2006
ShortSummary=With Ukyo as the new Amanushi, his plan begins to reveal itself. He places samurai in every village of the empire, ordering them to follow the model of the “Seven of Kanna Village”. Meanwhile, he orders the Nobuseri to continue with their raids, but secretly confides to Tessai that he is planning to eliminate them.
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EpisodeNumber=21
EnglishTitle=The Rescue
KanjiTitle=たわけ!
JapaneseTitle=Tawake!
OriginalAirDate=November 27, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=August 19, 2006
ShortSummary=Kambei manages to overpower his executioner in front of the masses, but is quickly deterred from any further action when Ukyo announces that he is pardoning the samurai and freeing the kidnapped women.
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EpisodeNumber=22
EnglishTitle=The Divide
KanjiTitle=ひっぱたく!
JapaneseTitle=Hippataku!
OriginalAirDate=November 27, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=August 26, 2006
ShortSummary=The samurai begin to divide even more, as Katsushiro leaves the group. Things continue on a bad path, when Ayamaro informs everyone of Ukyo’s plan. With five of the samurai gathered together, what will their next plan of action be?
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EpisodeNumber=23
EnglishTitle=The Lies
KanjiTitle=うそつき!
JapaneseTitle=Usotsuki!
OriginalAirDate=December 11, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=September 2, 2006
ShortSummary=Kambei and the others leave Firefly House to begin their war on the capital. They have made many promises up until now, and they each intend to fulfill them. Meanwhile, Katsushiro has some problems when he spots Ukyo’s men attempting to burn down Kanna.
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EpisodeNumber=24
EnglishTitle=The Oaths
KanjiTitle=契る!
JapaneseTitle=Chigiru!
OriginalAirDate=December 11, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=September 9, 2006
ShortSummary=As Katsushiro and the villagers of Kanna prepare for the upcoming battle, Kambei and the others organize a means of reaching the capital.
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EpisodeNumber=25
EnglishTitle=The Last Battle
KanjiTitle=堕ちる!
JapaneseTitle=Ochiru!
OriginalAirDate=December 25, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=September 23, 2006
ShortSummary=Kambei and the others arrive just in time. After a frontal assault on the capital, the samurai manage to get inside. Meanwhile, Katsushiro and Heihachi work on blowing up the capital.
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EpisodeNumber=26
EnglishTitle=The Era's End
KanjiTitle=植える!
JapaneseTitle=Ueru!
OriginalAirDate=December 25, 2004
FirstEngAirDate=September 30, 2006
ShortSummary=The final battle has arrived, and only three samurai (Kambei, Shichiroji and Katsushiro) remain!
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