About this season
Akizuki Rokurōta was born as a child of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but since he is a twin with Tokugawa Iemitsu he is not allowed an official place within the Tokugawa family. Sent away as an adopted son, he continues his wandering journey. One day, he accidentally encounters Toyotomi Hideyori's son Toyotomi Hideya, his mother Katsura-no-miya Renko and their maidservant Sasaka, survivors of the Shogunate attack on Osaka Castle years before who are now fleeing from their refuge in Kyoto. The Tokugawa Shogunate and Yagyū clan are trying to capture or kill them, while on the other hand villains want to use them. Akizuki Rokurōta decides to protect them from both sides.
Episodes (21)
1. Sword that Slices the Heavens
Aired 2 October 1974
2. Moonlight in Hell
Aired 9 October 1974
3. Sunset Sword of Blood
Aired 16 October 1974
4. Wind Blows to the West
Aired 23 October 1974
5. Glorious and Ruthless Sword
Aired 30 October 1974
6. Disordered Clouds: Love and Sword
Aired 6 November 1974
7. Siblings' Revenge
Aired 13 November 1974
8. Dawn Duel
Aired 20 November 1974
9. Raging Sword From the Sourthern Sea
Aired 27 November 1974
10. Sword That Kills Many
Aired 4 December 1974
11. Merciless Musashino
Aired 11 December 1974
12. Edo in the Night Mist
Aired 18 December 1974
13. Legacy of a Million Ryo
Aired 25 December 1974
14. Awaiting Spring
Aired 1 January 1975
15. Mushin Sword longing Mother
Aired 8 January 1975
16. Princess Palace's End
Aired 15 January 1975
17. Hell's Glory Sword
Aired 22 January 1975
18. Wind Slicing Through the Darkness
Aired 29 January 1975
19. Cutting Down Princess Sen's Mansion
Aired 5 February 1975
20. Farewell, Ninja
Aired 12 February 1975
21. Color of Blood
Aired 19 February 1975