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Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto S1E4 — Light and Shadow

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Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto•Season 1•Episode 4

Light and Shadow

9.1/10 · 99 votesApr 17, 202648 min

Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

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As Serizawa's violence spirals, Hijikata confronts the man he calls his shadow. They agree to settle everything in one last, deadly clash.

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

"Light and Shadow" is episode 4 of Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 99 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Kazutaka Watanabe, it aired on April 17, 2026.

Next: E5 · Path of Sacrifice Best of Season 1