Highlander: The Series - Season 3 - Eps 1: The Samurai
After Midori Koto sees her husband, rich industrialist Michael Kent, murder her lover, she kills Kent and runs to MacLeod for protection. She reminds MacLeod of a vow of protection his ""ancestor"" (actually MacLeod himself) made to her family over 200 years before. Flashbacks tell the story of MacLeod coming to the aid of the samurai Hideo Koto after MacLeod is shipwrecked in Japan. Hideo befriends MacLeod -- even though the penalty for helping a ""barbarian"" in isolationist Japan is death. When Hideo is forced to commit ritual hari kari by his feudal overlord for that crime, MacLeod serves as his second. He vows to Hideo he will always protect the Koto family and is bequeathed the dragon head katana sword he uses to this day. Back in the present, MacLeod discovers that Kent is an Immortal and he's still alive. In order not to further dishonor her family's name, Midori returns to Kent. Kent challenges MacLeod, who fulfills his vow to the Koto family and frees Midori from her loveless mar
About Highlander: The Series
Title: Highlander: The Series
First Air Date: 1992-10-03
Last Air Date: 1998-05-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.394/10 (from 390 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 119
Network: Syndication
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Reteitalia, RTL, Gaumont International Television, Amuse Video, Atlantique Productions, Rysher Entertainment, M6 Métropole Télévision, Filmline International, Davis-Panzer Productions, TF1 Films Production, Amuse Soft Entertainment
Synopsis
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.
Cast
Adrian Paul
Duncan MacLeod
Jim Byrnes
Joe Dawson
