The BEST episodes of Golden Kamuy
Every episode of Golden Kamuy ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Golden Kamuy!
In Hokkaido, the far northern lands of Japan, Sugimoto survived the Russo-Japanese war of the Meiji era. Nicknamed "Sugimoto the Immortal" during the war, he now seeks the riches promised by the gold rush in hopes of saving the widowed wife of his now deceased comrade from the war. During his hunt of gold, he finds hints of a hidden stash of gold by corrupt criminals. Partnering with an Ainu girl that saves his life from the harsh climates of the north, they venture into a survival adventure to race against the criminals that seek the hidden stash.
#1 - Call Out
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/2018
At last, No-Face has been found. But will he survive long enough to tell them where the gold is? And what about the traitor who's lurking in the background, waiting for the right moment to strike?
#2 - Sin and Impurity
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2020
Asirpa, Shiraishi, and Sugimoto are finally reunited in the frozen North.
#3 - Overwhelmed
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2018
Chaos has broken loose at Abashiri. The 7th Division is shelling the prison. The prisoners are loose. Sugimoto is trapped inside. Can they find No-Face in the chaos?
#4 - The Sound of an Ambush
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2018
After visiting a hot springs, the group is ambushed by a gang of blind thieves. In the darkness, the thieves, who navigate by sound, have a tremendous advantage, and the group is in deadly peril.
#5 - On the Night of the New Moon
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2018
At last the group makes it to Abashiri. After everything that's happened so far, it's time for them to go inside and meet No-Face..
#6 - To Live
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2020
At long last, Sugimoto, Shiraishi, and Asirpa are reunited, as this chapter in the war for the Ainu gold comes to a close...
#7 - Everybody, Get Together! It's a Murder Hotel!
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2018
The gang stays in a strange hotel, run by a former prisoner. This hotel has a dark secret, but even its wicked owner quickly finds herself overwhelmed when both Sugimoto's group and Ushiyama book rooms, and both Shiraishi and Ushiyama want to sleep with her!
#8 - Revolutionary
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2020
Before Kiroranke came to Japan, he was a Russian revolutionary. One day, he and Wilk went to the house of a Japanese cameraman, where they began to study the Japanese language. But more was going on than meets the eye...
#10 - Inside the Belly
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2018
Suzukawa heads into the 7th's garrison to rescue Shiraishi. When the mission goes wrong it's up to Sugimoto to get them out.
#12 - To Karafuto
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2020
Sugimoto was separated from Asirpa after the incident at the prison. Now, he's tracked her down to Karafuto, a place even further north and colder than Hokkaido.
#15 - Nopperabo
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2018
Saichi and Asirpa head to Otaru, the largest town in the area, in seach of the tattooed prisoners. They quickly find out that they're not the only ones after the treasure. The army is looking for it too! Saichi has to face off against a deadly sniper, and a horrible cold front is setting in too...
#16 - Grim Reaper
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2018
Sugimoto visits an Ainu village where he learns about their ways and culture. The next day he leaves in secret, where he is captured by the 7th and tortured.
#19 - Rushin' Outta Russia
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2022
As Sugimoto and the members of the 7th Division head back into Japanese territory, they're attacked by a sniper.
#22 - Complication
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2018
During the battle with the hunters, Sugimoto is separated from Asirpa. Nihei abandons the wounded Tanigaki and tries to use Asirpa as bait to lure Retar. But just when Nihei thinks he's won the battle, another wolf appears and rips open his neck!
#23 - Ani Nekko
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2018
Tanigaki remembers his past as a matagi, and the story of how he came to join the 7th Divison and work for Lt. Tsurumi.
#24 - Igogusa
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2020
As his group tracks Kiroranke and Asirpa in the frozen north, Tsukishima reflects how he began to be involved with the 7th Division.
#25 - Wenkamuy
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2018
Sugimoto Saichi, called "Immortal Saichi" for his incredible powers of survival, is panning for gold in the far north when he hears a story about buried treasure, hidden by a death row inmate. He decides to go after the treasure, but it will be a journey far longer and far more dangerous than he'd ever imagined...