Lone Wolf and Cub — Season 1, Episode 17: Asaemon the Beheader / Executioner Asaemon

Episode synopsis

Government officials convince Asaemon the Beheader, one of the few swordsmen in Japan with a level of skill close to Ogami’s, to kill Itto in combat.

About Lone Wolf and Cub

Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1My Son and My Sword for Hire
• E2Birds Have Wings, Beast Have Fangs / Fangs of the Wolf
• E3Ikkou-Bashi Bridge
• E4The Assassin’s Road / Highway of Assassins
• E5Daigoro and Omatsu / The Lowly Maid
• E6Deflowering / Amya and Anema
• E7The Guns of Sakai / The Sakai Rifle
• E8The Shield and The Castle / The Castle Wall Attack
• E9The Endless Six Paths / Six Roads to Infinity
• E10Baby Cart on The River Styx
• E11The Deer Hunters
• E12Ochiyo's Boat