About this season
During the Tenpo period, the three samurai under the command of the Nanba magistrate were responsible for handling exceptional cases. However, their true identities as shadow assassins were hidden because they were secretly sent to eliminate villains who had escaped punishment by the law.
Episodes (24)
1. 1. The Judgment of Shadows: A Single Chrysanthemum
Aired 18 October 1975
2. White chrysanthemum fallen in bud
Aired 25 October 1975
3. The Late-Blooming Equinox Flower
Aired 1 November 1975
4. Lavender in the Wind
Aired 8 November 1975
5. A Woman's Conflict: Autumn Leaves
Aired 15 November 1975
6. One always proclaims the wolf bigger than himself
Aired 22 November 1975
7. Night Butterfly in the Scent of Lilies
Aired 29 November 1975
8. A Wife's Hidden Secrets and Chrysanthemums
Aired 6 December 1975
9. A Single Camellia Blossom: A Samurai's Head
Aired 13 December 1975
10. Nun's Temple Courtesan Flowers
Aired 20 December 1975
11. Secret Noh Stage: Devil's Flower Path
Aired 27 December 1975
12. Nun's Temple Madness
Aired 3 January 1976
13. The Secret trap of the Institute
Aired 10 January 1976
14. Episode 14
Aired 17 January 1976
15. Episode 15
Aired 24 January 1976
16. Episode 16
Aired 31 January 1976
17. Episode 17
Aired 7 February 1976
18. Episode 18
Aired 14 February 1976
19. Episode 19
Aired 21 February 1976
20. Episode 20
Aired 28 February 1976
21. Episode 21
Aired 6 March 1976
22. Episode 22
Aired 13 March 1976
23. Episode 23
Aired 20 March 1976
24. Episode 24
Aired 27 March 1976