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Samurai 7 Season 1 Episode 8

The Guardians

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AIRED: 5/20/06

The group rests up in Honoka’s, a girl they met who works for the guardians, house. But, when the Nobuseri arrive and the samurai decide to not interfere in their trading with the guardians, Rikichi won’t stand idle by. And neither will Kikuchiyo.

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The Shikimoribhito are introduced.

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By isildurelendil, Apr 26, 2007

Kambei and his group go to the Shikimoribhito cave in order to escape from Ukyo's men.None of the people who had gone inside had ever come out alive.Thus,they had gone "out of the frying pan and into the fire".Ukyo gets impatient and shoots an arrow that hits Katsushiro.Tessai(another one of Ayamaro's samurai bodyguards)tells them to leave because it's not wise to disturb the Shikimoribhito.Then,inside the cave,Kambei notices that it's a place where rice is harvested.A lady named Honoka lets them stay in her house and reveals that they work for the Shikimoribhito in order to survive.They exchange energy cells for rice with the Nobuseri.Katsushiro,who catches a fever due to his wound,is later healed by one of the Shikimoribhito.Later,some Nobuseri arrive to carry out their transaction.Rikichi just can't lie low and let them leave.He reveals that his wife was captured by the Nobuseri and taken away.Hearing this,Kikuchiyo gets pissed and goes out of the cave only to be captured.This is also the episode where Katsushiro officially becomes one of the seven.moreless
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Romi Paku	Katsushiro Okamoto
Tetsu Inada	Gorobei Katayama
Junji Inukai	Heihachi Hayashida
Kuwata Kong	Kikuchiyo
Masaki Terasoma	Kambei Shimada
Tohru Kusano	Shichiroji

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Robert McCollum	Tessai (Eng)	Recurring Role
Michihiro Ikemizu	Tessai (Jap.)	Recurring Role
Kumiko Watanabe	Honoka (Jap.)	Recurring Role

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- Gorobei: Your death means nothing here!
  Rikichi: At least it would end the shame! I... I sold my wife... I sold her to the Bandits!
  Kikuchiyo: Rikichi...
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- This marks Katsushiro's official recognition by Kambei as the fifth samurai.
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- Original Japanese Title: 怒る！ - Ikaru! (Anger!)
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- Original Japanese Airdate: August 14, 2004
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