The Samurai can be really actually a Western historical fiction television set made by Senkosha Productions through early 1960s. Its initial name was Onmitsu Kenshi. The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran consistently until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs, usually of 13 episodes each. Additionally created were two black-and-white feature films by Toei Company, made in 1964 and a stage show. The Samurai proved to be successful despite its own initially limited budget. It had been the 1st Japanese TV program built an amazingly large fan-base on the list of local young crowd at the time and seen in Australia, where it established in 1964 becoming a cult favourite. Despite success in Japan, New Zealand and the Philippines in addition to its huge recognition in Australia, the series wasn't widely screened everywhere along with its own fame remains largely restricted to those nations. The series the newest Samurai, comprising a completely new primary character, which was however cancelled after only 3 9 episodes followed in 1965 This compared to 128 episodes of the original series. Back in 1973a color TV series has been also made for 26 episodes in a attempt of a remake and then the short cut reboot. Takeda Pharmaceutical sponsored all of the TV series.