Shintaro the samurai hero of aussie 1960s schoolkids. As of season 2, tonbei was a regular sidekick to shintaro, and could call in. Matsumae government convoys and samurai have been attacked by a man in white who claims to the onmitsu. While helping a wounded agent of the iga ninjashintaro is attacked by koga, agents who think he received an item that they had already killed in an effort to obtain. Something about the show that always made me laugh was when one of the. The original series of 26 films featured shintaro katsu as zatoichi. Shintaro the samurai sensation that swept australia in the. Kiba does so but still wants him dead to fulfil his mission. Millions of products all with free shipping australia wide. The samurai was a japanese television historical drama series of the 1960s made by senkosha productions.
However, one of two featurelength films has made the trading. So, well be looking a lot at both the samurai and tonbei the mist in coming. Koiichi ose, shunsuke omori, bin amatsu includes all episodes from season one of the popular japanese television serial considered an unrivalled classic of the genre by martial arts and samurai fans. Pdf in the 1960s and early 1970s a wave of japanese programs were broadcast on australian television. Shin zatoichi after making 25 films as zatoichi the blind swordsman, shintaro katsu the owner of katsu productions decided to move to television for 4 seasons. All 128 episodes will be released as scheduled may 1. New adventure series set in medieval japan telling of shintaro the master swordsman and of his relentless search for his enemies, the black robed society known as the koga ninja. Inhabitants skull sorcerers warriors skull sorcerer awaken warriors orcs murt moe geckles gleck ginkle, skull sorcerer, awaken warriors, orcs murt moe, murt. Samurai swap cards were sold with scanlens bubblegum at the height of the shows massive boom in australia starting in 1964. Starting today april 23, 20, the episode season 1 of the series is available for streaming on the goohead channel on roku with the title shintaro the samurai. Adventures of shintaro the samurai travelling 18th century japan with his trusted companion tombei, battling the enemies of the shogun and the dreaded koga. The zatoichi television series is just as good as the film series that preceded it.
With shintaro katsu, miwa takada, eiko taki, kichijiro ueda. He became a shutin neet after finding out that his best friend, ayano, had committed suicide. Mount fuji in the background season 2 was set in kai province or. Shintaro sword created by owned by hazunaga asian museum found by used by kazu tamazaki purpose purpose season 4 first seen first last seen last appeared in authorized personnel only part 2 first mentioned firstmentioned last mentioned lastmentioned mentioned in mentioned the shintaro sword was the most famous samurai sword outside of japan. Zatoichi the new tale of zatoichi 1963 rotten tomatoes. Kiyoshi yoshida, all movie stills done by me shinobiwolf 2012 homage to the samurai a very cool old japanese tv show from the 60s. The third film, in 1963, was the first to be filmed in color. But wherever he goes, trouble follows and he must use his legendary, lightning sword skills to dispatch evildoers and defend justicegeneral tv series synopsis. The series portrayed the adventures of a roving samurai detectivespy, akikusa shintaro koichi ose, whose real identity is matsudaira nobuchiyo the. Stars of japanese cinema katsu shintaro page 1 samuraidvd.
Full episodes of the samurai season 1 english sub viewasian. Samurai champloo tv series 20042005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now that the series is starting to be released on video and dvd. For example, in season 2 episode 2 shusaku asked shintaro how. Shintaro thwarts all but one of the attempts to assassinate the others in the book and one by one he kills off the phantom ninja, foiling their plot to. The series portrayed the adventures of a roving samurai detectivespy, akikusa shintaro koichi ose, whose real identity is matsudaira nobuchiyo the older halfbrother of tokugawa ienari, the 11th tokugawa shogun. Includes all episodes from season three of the popular 1962 japanese television series. Shintaro kisaragi kisaragi shintaro shintaro shintaro is the main protagonist and the seventh member of the mekakushi dan. The series portrayed the adventures of a roving samurai detectivespy, akikusa shintaro koichi ose, whose real identity is matsudaira nobuchiyo the older half. Excerpts from old japanese show called the samuri character shintaro ninja. Shintaro is known as one of japans finest swordsman but also for having a modern pistol, the only one in japan, a gift to the shogun from the dutch, and is a. Includes all episodes from season one of the popular 1962 japanese television series.
Features the adventures of shintaro as he travels 18th century japan with his trusted companion tombei, battling the enemies of the shogun and the dreaded koga ninjas. The samurai shintaro seasons 110 29 discs missing 1 disc, region 4. Adventures of shintaro the samurai travelling 18th century japan with his trusted companion tombei, battling the enemies of the shogun and the dreaded koga ninjas. A band of assassins and the 1963 film jushichinin no ninja seventeen ninja. The dungeons of shintaro are an underground cavern that holds the skull sorcerers lair, the skull dungeons.
The first film was made in 1962 in black and white. It is the location that the ninja will explore within the bowels of the shintaro mountain, in the upcoming thirteenth season. Watch full episode of zatoichi season 2 japanese drama. The heartless man, touched by compassion vol 2 disc 1 episodes. Season 10 dvd, 2010, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay.
Classic series shintaro the samurai makes north american. Watch full episode of the samurai season 2 japanese drama. Samurai tv series, sakamoto ryoma rebel with a case 1989 remastered, ryoma forever 1997 remastered, yagyu jubei abaretabi tv series sonny chiba star remastered, abarenbo shogun ll new years special 1985 remastered, onihei crime files unibrow 2007 remastered, burning flower 2015 nhk tiaga drama box 2, burning flower 2015 nhk tiaga drama box 3, the two strategists of the. A memorial day and the bell of life vol 1 disc 2 episodes. The samurai onmitsu kenshi season 1 spy swordman compilation. Season 14 have been open and all have damage to the inside of the case, the top clip has been damaged and the centre disc holder is damaged, i am unsure why the are all damaged is the same spot but expect all the sealed ones to be damaged as well. The samurai has been released on dvd in region 4 australia, either in season sets or as a complete series boxed set. The samurai back in the 1960s,one of the biggest programs on australian tv was the samurai with shintaro the master. Includes all episodes from season one of the popular japanese television serial considered an unrivalled classic of the genre by martial arts and samurai fans. Watch full episode of the samurai season 1 japanese drama. When the samurai debuted, it started with the second series, not the first and it.
It was a black and white show about shintaro, an heroic samurai warrior and his. With koichi ose, omori shunsuke, william ross, bin amatsu. Season 1 4 have been open and all have damage to the inside of the case, the top clip has been damaged and the centre disc holder is damaged, i am unsure why the are all damaged is the same spot but expect all the sealed ones to be damaged as well. Its actually cheaper to buy the complete series boxed set from an. The blind masseur zatoichi shintaro katsu wanders through japan looking to ply his trade. Filmed in blackandwhite, the series was based in part on historical events but borrowed heavily from the japanese historical romance genre. Shintaro the samurai seasons 110 complete set 36 dvds. The series premiered in 1962 on tbs and ran continuously until 1965 for ten selfcontained story arcs seasons, usually of episodes each. Katsu shintaro, 29 november 1931 21 june 1997 was a japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. Me ni yakitsukeru his eye ability, given to him by marry.
A spinoff feature film has now been released on dvd in a subtitled version detective fencer. For audiences of young australian children the samurai was. Also created were two blackandwhite feature films by toei. This marks the first time the show will be released in any media in the united states and canada. Its actually cheaper to buy the complete series boxed set from an australian supplier like ezydvd. They remained an institution among the shows multigenerational fanbase for the original 10season run, then subsequent sequels and repeats in syndication forever. Shintaro katsu stars in this classic samurai television series filled with martial arts action. The samurai shintaro seasons 110 29 discs missing 1. The samurai shintaro seasons 1 10 29 discs missing 1 disc, region 4. Shintaro resolves to unmask the impostor and clear his own name. Adventures of shintaro the samurai travelling 18th century japan with his trusted. He is known for starring in the akumyo series, the hoodlum soldier series, and the zatoichi series.
The samurai is a japanese historical fiction television series made by senkosha productions during the early 1960s. The samurai was produced by the senkoska film company. The blind swordsman tries to locate a girls missing father. Sep 11, 2016 shintaro the samurai sensation that swept australia in the 1960s sbs 2009 edited version of terry donovans videos. Adventures of shintaro the samurai travelling 18th century japan with his trusted companion tombei, battling the enemies of the shogun and the dreaded iga, koga, and fuma ninjas. Full list episodes the samurai season 1 english sub viewasian, adventures of shintaro the samurai travelling 18th century japan with his trusted companion tombei, battling the enemies of the shogun and the dreaded iga, koga, and fuma ninjas. Facing starvation at the hands of the nobuseri, the farmers of kanna village send kirara, komachi, and rikichi on a journey to find samurai who will protect their people. The region 4 season sets are available from both amazon and amazon uk. In this classic samurai tale, zatoichi shintaro katsu is a legendary swordsman whose feats of skill and cunning are all the more remarkable for the fact he cannot see.