Golden Kamuy Final Arc Episode 5 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Lt. Tsurumi Reveals an Untold Truth to Tsukishima and Koito

The story and preview images for Episode 5 of the Final Arc of the TV anime Golden Kamuy (JP: ゴールデンカムイ) have been revealed. This episode will air on Monday, February 2 at 11:00 PM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms.

Episode 5 Story

In Episode 5, Sugimoto and his allies continue their pursuit of the Seventh Division in an effort to reclaim Asirpa. However, their plans are disrupted when a group of Far Eastern Russian partisans led by Sofia intervenes. After clashing with Tsukishima, Sofia is captured, prompting Lt. Tsurumi to decide to temporarily shelter both her and Asirpa.

Asirpa and Sofia come face to face with Lt. Tsurumi in a room within a church. While Tsukishima and Koito, whose trust in Lt. Tsurumi has begun to waver, secretly listen from outside, a truth they had never known is revealed directly from Lt. Tsurumi’s own mouth.

Introduction

Sugimoto and Asirpa’s journey reaches its climax!!
The survival battle over the gold stolen from the Ainu charges into its final chapter!!!

Having returned from Sakhalin to Hokkaido, “Immortal Sugimoto” Saichi Sugimoto and the Ainu girl Asirpa set out once again on their search for the gold, together with Yoshitake Shiraishi. Along the way, they join forces with the escaped convict and pirate Boutarou the Pirate, then head for Sapporo, where another escaped convict, Keiji Ueji, is believed to have gone as their next target.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Tsurumi of the Seventh Division, having allowed Sugimoto and Asirpa to escape, continues collecting the tattooed skins while also searching for Asirpa, who holds the key to unraveling the mystery of the gold. Suspecting an escaped convict to be behind a series of prostitute murders that occur in Sapporo, he dispatches Sergeant Major Kikuta and Private First Class Usami. At the same time, however, the Shinsengumi’s “Demon Vice-Commander,” Toshizo Hijikata, and his group set into motion with the same objective.

When the three factions battling over the gold finally converge in Sapporo, a major upheaval is inevitable!
Fix your eyes firmly on the fate of this get-rich-or-die survival story as it enters its decisive phase, set against the vast northern land!!

Source : Golden Kamuy Official