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Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto S1E3 — The Death Pillar

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Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto•Season 1•Episode 3

The Death Pillar

8.0/10 · 115 votesApr 10, 202649 min

Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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Outnumbered 150 to 10, Yamanami devises a desperate plan. Harada makes a suicidal last stand, buying time for his brothers-in-arms to strike back.

Directed byKazutaka Watanabe

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes6

E1 8.2

Blood Between Brothers⁩

The Broken Code

The Death Pillar

Light and Shadow

Path of Sacrifice

Demon's End, Rising Thunder⁩

Cast11

Yuki Yamada

Toshizo Hijikata

Nobuyuki Suzuki

Isamu Kondo

Kanata Hosoda

Souji Okita

Aoi Nakamura

Keisuke Yamanami

Shuhei Uesugi

Shinpachi Nakagura

Kisetsu Fujiwara

Hajime Saitou

Yosuke Sugino

Eisaburou Abiru

Shuntaro Yanagi

Sanosuke Harada

Shuto Miyazaki

Heisuke Toudou

Ryôji Nakamura

Genzaburou Inoue

Go Ayano

Kamo Serizawa

Crew1

Kazutaka Watanabe

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Death Pillar" is episode 3 of Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 115 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Kazutaka Watanabe, it aired on April 10, 2026.

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