Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
Based on the novel of the same name by Jiro Ikushima, this drama series aired on NET TV (now TV Asahi) in 1972 for a total of 26 episodes. Starring the talented actor Kinnosuke Yorozuya, who had previously shown his skills in various period films such as "Mabuta no Haha," "Seki no Yatappe," and "Kutsukake Tokijiro: Yoyo ichi-hiki," the show follows the tragic hero and is sure to captivate audiences with its compelling storyline. Viewers are sure to be drawn into the drama and root for the protagonist as the story unfolds.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Unkillable Dragon's Wounded Heart
05-04-1972 - Ep 2
2.The Dragon's Judgment on the Island Outlaw
12-04-1972 - Ep 3
3.The Dragon and the Boy
19-04-1972 - Ep 4
4.The Dragon's Bloody Letter of Challenge
26-04-1972 - Ep 5
5.Two Dragons
03-05-1972 - Ep 6
6.The Female Thief Who Betrayed the Dragon
10-05-1972 - Ep 7
7.The Dragon, the Pass, and the Jyanome Umbrella
17-05-1972 - Ep 8
8.The Shadow That Targets the Dragon on the Kiso Road
24-05-1972 - Ep 9
9.The Sword Dance That Angers the Dragon
31-05-1972 - Ep 10
10.The Fugitive Abandoned by the Dragon
07-06-1972 - Ep 11
11.The Noon Counterattack
14-06-1972 - Ep 12
12.The Woman of Flames Who Fell in Love with the Dragon
21-06-1972 - Ep 13
13.Pursuit of Death
28-06-1972 - Ep 14
14.The Mystery of the Swift Horse
05-07-1972 - Ep 15
15.The Trap Set by the Female Archer
12-07-1972 - Ep 16
16.A Lotus Flower in the Dragon's Heart
19-07-1972 - Ep 17
17.The Samurai Merchant Who Bought a Warrior
26-07-1972 - Ep 18
18.The Drunkard Samurai
02-08-1972 - Ep 19
19.The Monster Killer's Smile
09-08-1972 - Ep 20
20.The Indignation of the Gunman from Joshu
16-08-1972 - Ep 21
21.The End of the Conspiracy
23-08-1972 - Ep 22
22.Death Struggle in the Phantom Village
30-08-1972 - Ep 23
23.The Gunman of the Bakumatsu Era
06-09-1972 - Ep 24
24.The Ninth Assassin
13-09-1972 - Ep 25
25.The Shriek of Hell Valley
20-09-1972 - Ep 26
26.The Final Episode
27-09-1972
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