Samurai Champloo
Season 01
E02 - Redeye Reprisal
Desperate for money for food and shelter, the three overhear rumors of an ogre on the loose, whom Mugen offers to kill for a local innkeeper. It is revealed to be a trap set up by Ryujiro, a member of the magistrate’s sons entourage who lost an arm battling Mugen in the previous episode. His partner is the “ogre”, a man called Oniwakamaru who has seen lifetime abuse for his size and appearance. Ryujiro has Oniwakamaru kill the innkeeper, kidnaps Fuu as a lure, and sets an assassin against Jin. Mugen is seduced and then poisoned by a beautiful woman revealed to be working for Ryujiro. The captive Fuu befriends Oniwakamaru, but he is baited into fighting Mugen. When Ryujiro orders Fuu killed, Oniwakamaru kills Ryujiro instead. Mugen takes the opportunity to strike and kill Oniwakamaru in spite of Fuu’s protestation. The assassin, having fought Jin to a standstill, abandons the fight because his client Ryujiro has died.
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