8.424 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestOld scores are finally settled as Mugen, Jin, and Fuu finally come face to face with the ghosts of their respective pasts.
Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.
Direction
Watanabe blends hip-hop culture with Edo aesthetics flawlessly.
Score
Nujabes and Tsutchie invented lo-fi study beats before it was a thing.
Editing
Scratch transitions and freeze-frames that shouldn't work but absolutely do.
Creator
Shinichiro Watanabe
Ayako Kawasumi
Fuu (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Mugen (voice)
Ginpei Sato
Jin (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Okuru (voice)
Eiji Maruyama
Biwa Minstrel (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Denkibou (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Mukuro (voice)
Takayuki Sugo
Kagetoki Kariya (voice)
Otoya Kawano
Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)
Makio Inoue
Enshirou Mariya (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)
Isshin Chiba
Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Rikiei (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Pinwheel Merchant (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Sara (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series deliberately juxtaposes hip-hop's working-class roots with ronin displacement in feudal Japan.
Mugen's fighting style is loosely based on capoeira and breakdancing — Watanabe studied actual dancers for reference.
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