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Onmitsu kenshi (1962 – 1965)

Onmitsu kenshi

^{(1962 – 1965)}

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Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

October 7th, 1962

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Synopsis

The Samurai is a Japanese historical fiction television series made by Senkosha Productions during the early 1960s. Its original Japanese title was Onmitsu Kenshi. The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran continuously until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs, usually of 13 episodes each. Also created were two black-and-white feature films by Toei Company, made in 1964 by the same crew which has created the TV series, and a stage show.

The Samurai proved to be highly successful despite its initially very limited budget. It was the first Japanese TV program ever screened in Australia, where it premiered in 1964 and built up a remarkably large fan-base among the local young audience at the time, rapidly becoming a cult favourite. Despite its massive popularity in Australia as well as success in Japan, New Zealand and the Philippines, the series was not widely screened elsewhere and its fame remains largely restricted to those countries.

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Cast

Kôichi Ôse
Shintaro Akikusa
Toshiyuki Katsuki
Genkuro Momoko head of the Iga Ninja
(1963)
Omori Shunsuke
Shusaku
William Ross
Shintaro Akikusa
Tetsuo Abe
Kongo of Koga
Fuyukichi Maki
Tombei
(The Mist)
Cliff Harrington
Tonbei the Mist
Full cast & crew

Directors

Tôru Toyama
(2 episodes, 1962)
Sadao Funatoko
(unknown episodes)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Masaru Igami
(unknown episodes)
Yasushi Kato
(unknown episodes)
Full cast & crew

Keywords

century
timeframe 18th century

Country of Origin

Japan

Languages

Japanese

Release Dates

October 7th, 1962 (Japan)

Alternative Titles

Onmitsu kenshi (original title)
The Samurai (Australia) (dubbed version)
隠密剣士 (Japan) (Japanese title)
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Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Senkosha Productions
Senkosha (Japan)

Distribution Companies

Siren Visual Entertainment (Australia)

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