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One Piece · Season 1

One Piece season 1 episode 4: Luffy's Past! The Red-haired Shanks appears

Aired 8 December 199925 minRated M

8.2TMDB · 43 votesMark watched

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One Piece season 1 is streaming in Australia on Netflix (subscription).

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Luffy's Past! The Red-haired Shanks appears”

Out on the sea, Luffy almost loses his hat and reflects on his past, and how a pirate named Shanks influenced him. Afterwards, Luffy meets Nami, and Buggy the Clown's men.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 4 of 61 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 3 first.
  • It runs about 25 minutes.
  • Directed by Munehisa Sakai, written by Junki Takegami.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.2 out of 10 (43 votes).

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The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Munehisa Sakai
Writer
Junki Takegami
Guest stars
Yukimasa Kishino as Higuma (voice)Makiko Ohmoto as Makina (voice)

Credits: TMDB.

More from One Piece Season 1

Previous · S01E03Morgan VS Luffy! Who's This Beautiful Young Girl?24 November 1999Next · S01E05Fear, Mysterious Power! Pirate Clown Captain Buggy!15 December 1999
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