Golden Kamuy 3rd Season

The group pursues Asirpa to Karafuto, facing attacks and a Russian Stenka fight.

Lt. Koito, Tsukishima, Sugimoto, and Tanigaki reach Sakhalin searching for Kiroranke, with Cikapasi stowing away. They learn Asirpa was taken north to an Ainu village. After a wolverine attack bites Koito, Enonoka and her grandfather rescue them. Enonoka reveals Asirpa moved further north toward a Russian village. Meanwhile, Lt. Tsurumi searches for Hijikata’s group in Abashiri, who head to Kushiro seeking Nopperabo. Sugimoto’s party follows the trail by dog sled to the small village of Karafuto. Sugimoto wins a tavern brawl against a Russian scheduled for a Stenka. When a Russian steals their lead dog to force participation, the four Japanese men agree to fight four Russians. They win the bout but attract the attention of a large Japanese man in the audience.

Sugimoto fights Gansoku in Stenka, leading to a wolverine attack and ice fall.

Sugimoto meets Maiharu Gansoku, a Japanese man in the Stenka audience, but they do not speak. The group refuses to throw their fight to retrieve their dog. Sugimoto battles Gansoku, who is their target, and survives a brutal beating. He kicks Gansoku, causing a riot, and chases him into the woods with a hammer and sickle. Koito, Tsukishima, and Tanigaki follow, finding Gansoku attacked by a wolverine. They shelter in a hot banya. Cikapasi and Enonoka rescue the dog but attract the wolverine. Sugimoto arrives to finish the fight, but Tanigaki helps Cikapasi shoot the animal. The commotion causes everyone to fall through the ice into freezing water. They return to the banya, where the cold water revives Sugimoto. They decide not to kill Gansoku, copy his tattoos, and suggest he flee deeper into Russian territory. Asirpa seal hunts with Kiroranke, Shiraishi, and Ogata.

Kiroranke's group discovers the abandoned Karafuto Ainu village where Wilk was born.

Kiroranke’s party reaches the site of Wilk’s birth, finding it abandoned after the Japan-Russian war and now a silver fox farm. They confirm Nopperabo is Wilk and realize Asirpa holds the key to decoding prisoner tattoos, requiring careful extraction of this knowledge. Tsukishima says goodbye to Gansoku and warns Sugimoto against losing control. His thoughts return to his time on death row for killing his abusive father, where he met Tsurumi. Tsurumi lied about Igogusa’s fate to recruit him as a Russian interpreter for the 7th Division. Upon discovering the deception, Tsukishima attacked Tsurumi, yet later saved his life during an artillery strike, covering Tsurumi’s forehead wound with a ceramic plate.

Sugimoto's group joins a circus in Toyohara to spread news of his survival.

Sugimoto’s party reaches Toyohara, the center of Karafuto, after a boy steals a bag with Gansoku’s tattoo copy. Koito pursues the thief to the Yamada Circus, leading the group to join for publicity so Asirpa might learn Sugimoto is alive. Koito performs acrobatics while Sugimoto attempts a harakiri act, and Tsukishima and Tanigaki join the dancing girls under mistress Fumie. During the show, Tsukishima swaps the prop sword for a real one, causing Sugimoto to actually cut himself before three Russians attack. Sugimoto kills two, Tsukishima defeats the third, and Fumie executes the survivor who sought Imperial spy Yamada. They bury the bodies, and a newspaper article mistakenly calls Sugimoto the Immoral Sugimoto. Yamada then mentions Alexandrovskaya Prison, 530 kilometers north, holding Eastern resistance fighters.

Kiroranke's group hunts reindeer with Uilta herders to secure supplies and cross into Russia.

Kiroranke’s party travels far north on Sakhalin near the Russian border with dwindling supplies. Ogata kills a reindeer from an Uilta herd, prompting the herdsman to demand replacement. The group hunts with the herdsman and his son, and Ogata shoots an entire wild herd, providing abundant food and skins. This act fulfills Kiroranke’s plan to befriend the Uilta and enlist their aid for crossing into Russia. In Otaru, Tsurumi informs Nikaidou that Kiroranke was a teenage member of the group that assassinated Emperor Alexander II in Russia. Tsurumi leaked information about Kiroranke’s movement into Russian Sakhalin. As Kiroranke’s group crosses the border disguised as Uilta, a Russian sniper shoots the old Uilta carrying Ogata’s rifle. The group realizes it is an ambush, and Ogata shoots the Russian commander, allowing them to reach forest safety. The wounded commander reveals Kiroranke’s identity is known among Russian troops, initiating a deadly cat-and-mouse game between Ogata and the sniper.

Kiroranke confesses involvement in assassination while Ogata survives sniper ambush and feverish memories

Kiroranke admits to Asirpa that he and Wilk participated in Emperor Alexander II’s assassination. A Russian sniper suspects Ogata is using a decoy and waits overnight before shooting at an Uilta coffin, only to be killed by Ogata’s counter-ambush. Ogata returns to the group suffering from high fever and cold exposure, hallucinating about his past failure to corrupt his brother Yuusaku Hanazawa before killing him. Shiraishi urges Asirpa to flee, fearing Kiroranke only wants Wilk’s code, but she refuses, demanding answers about her father. Later, Kiroranke leaves Shiraishi behind for safety, though Shiraishi honors his promise to Sugimoto to protect Asirpa and continues with the group. The journey ahead appears ominous as the Uilta reindeer shoulder bone develops more cracks.

The group reunites after a storm while Kiroranke infiltrates a prison to contact Sofia.

A blizzard separates Sugimoto’s party, forcing them to shelter with dogs near the shore, while Koito, Ogata, and Enonoka find refuge in a farmhouse. The farmer reveals a lighthouse with a Fresnel lens, which guides Sugimoto’s group to safety. Reunited, they prepare to continue north, and Sugimoto offers to search for the farmer’s missing daughter, Svetlana. Enonoka discusses Meko Oyashi rumors with Cikapasi, and Koito jokes about Ogata. Meanwhile, Kiroranke and Asirpa travel further north into Russian territory, passing a Karafuto Ainu village near Nittoi. Kiroranke recounts the story of Sofia, or Sonya Golden Hand, who plotted against Alexander II and is imprisoned in Alexandrovskaya Prison, also known as Ako. Upon reaching the facility, Kiroranke successfully sends a secret message to Sofia to reveal his proximity.

Hijikata tracks Yoichiro the Manslayer to Nemuro while Kiroranke plans a prison break.

Hijikata’s group searches near Kushiro for clues regarding an object held by Shinzo Doi, also known as Yoichiro the Manslayer, a former prisoner from Abashiri prison. They meet an Ainu named Kiraushi, who identifies the item as a kotan, part of a male puffin’s beak, and guides them to a breeding colony in Nemuro. There, Yoichiro is a frail old man nearing death. Assassins hired by victims’ families attack him, but he quickly incapacitates them. When Hijikata arrives, more assassins join the fray. Yoichiro fights back with a sword and escapes, but Hijikata pursues and kills him. As Yoichiro dies, he regrets his past actions as a tool of the imperial loyalists. Meanwhile, Kiroranke’s group hunts beluga whales off Ako. After eating whale soup made with miso stolen by Asirpa from Sugimoto, Kiroranke reveals his plan to orchestrate a mass prison break to mask Sofia’s release.

Sugimoto's group seeks Asirpa in Ako while Kiroranke uncovers imprisoned revolutionaries.

Sugimoto’s group approaches Asirpa, who is with Kiroranke in Ako. At a Nivkh village, Kiroranke learns that revolutionaries including Sofia are held in Alexandrovskaya Prison and could aid the Ainu. Flashbacks show Kiroranke, Wilk, and Sofia fleeing to Vladivostok after Emperor Alexander II’s assassination. There, they met photographer Koichi Hasegawa, who married local Russian woman Fina. The fugitives paid him to teach Japanese, but fled when secret police arrived, fearing discovery. The police actually targeted Hasegawa, a Japanese spy. A gunfight ensued, killing the police but fatally wounding Fina and her child with stray bullets. Sofia blamed herself for the deaths. The group planned to cross the Strait of Tartary to Karafuto via ice bridge. Sofia declared love for Wilk but stayed to fight. Kiroranke now plans to free Sofia and others to continue their revolution. In an epilogue, dying Fina’s husband reveals his true name is Tokushirou Tsurumi.

Sofia explains Wilk's name and Asirpa recalls the secret meaning of Horkew Oskoni.

Kiroranke’s group attempts to breach Ako prison using explosives from a lighthouse, but only one charge succeeds. As prisoners flee through the hole, they encounter a Siberian tiger, yet Sofia and others escape across the ice. Sofia reunites with Kiroranke and reveals that Wilk urged Eastern ethnic minorities to unite for cultural protection. She also explains that Wilk’s name derives from the Polish word for wolf, reflecting his respect for their functional beauty and rational logic. Asirpa remembers her father’s secret: her Ainu mother named Wilk Horkew Oskoni, meaning Catching Up to the Wolf. Meanwhile, Sugimoto’s group arrives at the prison and follows the escapees. Shiraishi becomes separated by an ice fracture and is trapped on tilting ice until Sugimoto arrives to rescue him.

Kiroranke and Sugimoto's groups meet on the Strait of Tartary ice floe amid violent incidents.

Kiroranke and Sugimoto's groups converge on the Strait of Tartary ice floe, triggering rapid succession of events. Shiraishi is relieved to find Sugimoto alive but learns Ogata shot him and Wilk. While gathering firewood, Ogata pressures Asirpa about her father's secret code and claims Kiroranke ordered Nopperabo's murder. Tsukishima discovers Svetlana freezing on the ice, as she prefers death to returning to her family. Koito and Tanigaki kill two escaped Aka prisoners, but Kiroranke attacks Tanigaki, who stabs him in the chest. Ogata tries to gain Asirpa's trust, but she remains suspicious. As Ogata aims to shoot her, Sugimoto calls out, causing Asirpa to accidentally shoot Ogata in the eye. Sugimoto attempts to save Ogata to prevent Asirpa from becoming a killer, leading to a tearful reunion. Koito follows Kiroranke, dodges a trap, and savagely attacks the Ainu revolutionary.

Kiroranke defeated and killed while Asirpa seeks truth about her father's death

Kiroranke gains the upper hand in his fight with Koito, but he is shot by Tanigaki. However, before Tanigaki can kill Kiroranke, Asirpa arrives and demands to know if he was responsible for her father's death. Unfortunately, Kiroranke dies before answering her. As Sugimoto's group cover Kiroranke's body in ice, Sugimoto tells Asirpa that before her father died, Wilk said that he did not kill the Ainu transporting the gold. Gansoku catches up with them as they head back to the Nivkh village near Ako with Sveltlana, while Sofia follows at a distance. Svetlana promises to tell her parents she is still alive and travels on to the Russian mainland with Gansoku where they have an adventurous future together. Sugimoto's group persuades a Russian doctor to treat Tsukishima and save Ogata at his small hospital, but when Ogata recovers consciousness he escapes. Sugimoto is secretly pleased as this prevents Asirpa from becoming a murderer, however Sugimoto swears to eventually find and kill the sniper himself. Later, Sugimoto and Asirpa reaffirm their partnership to find the gold, then head off to continue their quest with the rest of the group; Koito, Tanigaki, Tsukishima, Shiraishi, Cikapasi and Enonoka.

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