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The Samurai

10.0(1)196210 seasons · 128 episodes24m / ep
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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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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
1987-11-01
Language
Japanese
  • TBS

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Japan

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First aired
1962-10-07
Latest episode
1987-11-01
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Season 11 Nov 1987
  • Season 26 Jan 1963
  • Season 37 Apr 1963
  • Season 47 Jul 1963
  • Season 56 Oct 1963
  • Season 65 Jan 1964
  • Season 75 Apr 1964
  • Season 85 Jul 1964
  • Season 925 Oct 1964
  • Season 103 Jan 1965

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