The Stubborn Samurai Boy (1991)
The protagonist, Ishigaki Naokaku, a child of a lower-ranking samurai, gains admission to the prestigious Hagi Meirinkan Academy—an elite school exclusively for children of high-ranking samurai from distinguished families. Unwavering in his commitment to the bushido he believes in, Naokaku charges ahead with relentless determination, turning everything around him upside down. Though initially bewildered by his unorthodox ways, both his classmates and the adults in his life gradually find themselves inspired and transformed by his indomitable spirit.
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1. Ishigaki Chokkaku Makes His Entrance!1991-01-05Chokkaku is the eldest son of Ishigaki Kotayū, a low-ranking samurai of the Chōshū domain. His father gave him his name with a charge: to live straight, with nothing to be ashamed
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2. I See It! The Weakness of the Chokkaku Slash!?1991-01-12Gō Shintarō, beaten by Chokkaku in a sparring match, vows to redeem himself as a samurai and openly challenges him at the school's martial arts tournament. Yet their homeroom teach
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3. Endure It, Chokkaku! A Promise to Father1991-01-19After the tournament, Chokkaku and Gō become fast friends. But word of their daily brawls reaches Chokkaku's father. Angry and grieved, Kotayū declares that if Chokkaku ever draws
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4. Explosion! The Rage-Fueled Chokkaku Slash!!1991-01-26Keeping his promise, Chokkaku endures a savage beating alongside Gō. Disappointed that he will not fight back, his friends drift away. Tsukigata grows ever more arrogant, ordering
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5. A Mysterious Transfer Student Appears!1991-02-02Hearing of the brawl with Tsukigata, Kotayū prepares to commit seppuku — but the castle steward, Tachibana Kaoru, stops him. Tachibana thinks highly of Chokkaku's cheerful, upright
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6. Gō's Cruel Ordeal! Duel at Shigetsugahara1991-02-09Hitomi Rintarō, the toast of the academy, asks Chokkaku to train him in swordsmanship. Hitomi's form is clumsy — yet Chokkaku senses one flash of sharp killing intent and beats him
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7. Hitomi's Secret Is Revealed1991-02-16Chokkaku skips the duel with Tsukigata and spends the night turning Tachibana's words over. All he works out is that some force appears to be at work, shaking Hagi Meirinkan to its
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8. The Rigged Martial Arts Tournament1991-02-23"I want you to make Hagi Meirinkan an academy of both letters and martial arts," Tachibana tells Chokkaku. Taking the words to heart, Chokkaku sets up a training ground on campus a
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9. The Great Advance! The Chokkaku Slash!!1991-03-02The tournament finally begins — but it was arranged by Daimon Academy to drag Hagi Meirinkan's name through the mud. In the tense air, Hagi Meirinkan struggles; even Gō, superb wit
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10. The Hagi Meirinkan Kendo Club Is Formed!1991-03-09Chokkaku's performance at the Daimon Academy tournament becomes the talk of Hagi Meirinkan. Welcomed back with cheers, he founds a kendo club to root the ideal of letters and marti
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11. TERUMASA Comes Home from Nagasaki!!1991-03-16With help from Tsukigata and Gō, the Hagi Meirinkan kendo club is steadily gaining members. Chokkaku's training is a little over the top, but his friends are visibly improving, and
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12. Chokkaku's Hard Fight! An Enemy on Horseback!!1991-03-23Word of Chokkaku's exploits at the Daimon Academy tournament spreads beyond the school. Hearing of it, the all-female Shigetsu Kendo Club sends him a written challenge. Tsukigata a
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13. Chokkaku in Peril! A Duel with Terumasa1991-03-30Jun's sharp swordsmanship drives Chokkaku back to the edge of a sheer cliff. Just when all seems lost, he seizes a single instant and turns the fight around. Jun is impressed — and
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14. Father Stunned! Lady Jun Visits Our Home?1991-04-06When Kotayū learns that Chokkaku injured Terumasa in their duel, he works himself into a frenzy over how to apologize. No reprimand comes, however, and the relieved Ishigaki father
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15. Terumasa Is Amazed! A Grand Training Session at School1991-04-13Encouraged by Jun, Chokkaku installs at Hagi Meirinkan the same contraptions his father used to toughen him up in the garden at home. His friends are bewildered at first, but Gō an
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16. Chokkaku's Worry He Cannot Tell His Father1991-04-20Everyone agrees to the dōjō. Jun will pay half the cost, and the kendo club members will make up the rest between them. Then Chokkaku realizes something: unlike the other students
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17. Don't Lose, Chokkaku! The Sumo Tournament1991-05-04Heartened by Katsuragawa-sensei's words, Chokkaku catches wind of a sumo tournament — with a prize of five ryō! To raise money for the dōjō he enters with his father, and his nimbl
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18. Terumasa's Trouble! Friendship Forced Upon Him1991-05-11With the dōjō funds finally in sight, Chokkaku can breathe easy — until the castle steward Tachibana comes calling. Holding Terumasa's guitar, Tachibana bows his head and asks Chok
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19. Terumasa Shocked! Mother's Warmth1991-05-18He was meant to become Terumasa's friend, yet he left him feeling lonely. Chastened, Chokkaku invites Terumasa to his home. The whole family is delighted, heating the bath and prep
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20. Whaaat?! Terumasa's Study Companions?1991-06-01On Hōjō Terumori's orders, Terumasa's study companions are to be chosen from Hagi Meirinkan. Named are the well-born Yukisa Takuma, the academically brilliant Gō, and Chokkaku. Cho
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21. An Upheaval! The Hōjō Mansion by Night1991-06-08Yukisa is harsh for reasons of his own, but Chokkaku spends his days as Terumasa's study companion alongside his good friend Gō. What Chokkaku wants is to become a true, close frie
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22. Terumasa Learns What Friendship Is1991-06-15The day comes for a long-awaited return to Hagi Meirinkan. Chokkaku and Terumasa, absent for some time, are greeted with cheers by their classmates. Yukisa, abandoned by his fellow
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23. Is This a Western New Year?1991-06-22The abduction is never made public. Yukisa withdraws as study companion, leaving Gō and Chokkaku. As the year draws to a close, the two are given permission to spend New Year at ho
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24. Hosokari-sensei's Great Crisis!1991-06-29Hosokari-sensei, homeroom teacher of Chokkaku's Kiku class, has worn a gloomy face since the New Year began. Takizawa, castle steward of the Tachikawa domain, is coming to observe
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25. Chokkaku Staggers Through Exam Prep!!1991-07-06Nearly a year has passed since Chokkaku entered Hagi Meirinkan. He is delighted that promotion will bring him juniors — until he and Terumasa are summoned by Hosokari, who declares
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26. Held Back, Suspended, Then EXPELLED?1991-07-13The day of the promotion exams arrives — but unable to refuse a junior's plea, Chokkaku and Terumasa skip the exams and go off to settle a fight. Their opponent, Shōtarō, is strong
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27. Father Enraged! What Is the Spirit of Bushido?!1991-08-03"He loves learning that much, and he can't enter Hagi Meirinkan just because he's poor!" Furious, Chokkaku storms the castle despite his suspension and appeals directly to Tachiban
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28. Terumasa Learns His Grandfather's True Heart!!1991-08-10Under a domain reform that puts ability first, Chokkaku's father Kotayū is promoted from stable duty to head of the petty stewards. Meritocracy reaches Hagi Meirinkan too, and Hoso
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29. Whaaat?! Terumasa Becomes Castle Steward?1991-08-17Terumasa accidentally overhears his grandfather Terumori saying to Tachibana, "Terumasa is a fool, isn't he…" and begins to agonize over whether he really is stupid. Thinking Chokk
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30. Chokkaku Enters the Castle! Save Terumasa!!1991-08-24Several days after Terumasa becomes castle steward, Tachibana, the steward before him, visits the Ishigaki house. He tells Chokkaku to go up to the castle and assist young Lord Ter
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31. The Castle Town in Uproar! Terumasa Runs Wild!!1991-09-07Unable to forget his grandfather's "Terumasa is a fool…," Terumasa decides that every adult in the castle believes it, and does nothing but outrageous things. Chokkaku grieves at t
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32. Terumasa's Tearful Childhood1991-09-14Learning why Terumasa is running wild, Chokkaku goes to Terumori to hear the truth. Terumori welcomes him warmly and tells him of Terumasa's sorrowful childhood. Chokkaku weeps to
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33. Why?! Chokkaku Is to Be Punished?1991-09-21Since that day, Terumasa has slipped out of the castle every night to visit the orphans. To help him, Chokkaku keeps knocking the gatekeepers unconscious with his wooden sword. The
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34. Take the First Step! The Road to a Worthy Steward1991-09-28Chokkaku's idea is to build a house for the orphans on vacant land in the castle town. But he is dragged before the court of judgment and sentenced to a hundred lashes for failing
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35. Terumasa and the Manjū Commotion1991-10-05Having shielded Chokkaku before the court, Terumasa mends his ways and begins, step by step, to walk the path of a worthy castle steward. But he is still a child, and what occupies
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36. Chokkaku's Triumph! Rout of the Bandits1991-10-12For his part in helping Terumasa grow into a worthy castle steward, Chokkaku is rewarded by Tachibana with a hot-spring trip for the whole family. Chokkaku is delighted at the chan
Cast
Chika SakamotoChokkaku Ishigaki (voice)
Ai OrikasaJun Takasugi (voice)Images
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