The Samurai (1962)

Pickpockets (10x5)

Air date: Jan 31, 1965

Two pickpockets who haunt a highway make a big mistake in their victims, three Noto ninja. One is killed and one of the Noto impersonates the other in order to lure Shintarō into a trap. When this fails the leader, disguised as a ferryman, tries to kill Shintarō.