The Samurai (1962)

Taroza the Toad (6x3)

Ausstrahlung: Jan 19, 1964

Oboro, Kotarō's younger sister, pursues Shintarō and his party from Hachiōji and steals Tonbei's water flask. Tonbei goes into the mountains to search for water where Tarōza the Toad is waiting for him. Using Tonbei as bait, he lures Shintarō to him and deliberately allows himself to be cut down by Shintarō. When one of his branch of the Fūma ninja is killed with a sword, that sword no longer has an edge and is useless to the wielder. Kotarō attacks Shintarō who finds his sword no longer cuts. In the duel, he drops the map which Kotarō retrieves. Shintarō falls down the side of the mountain.