Tightrope tells the tale of the reluctant heir of a yakuza family and his childhood friend, and follows their love relationship that started budding in their school days and keeps developing slowly but surely.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Getaway Day | 1959-09-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Casino | 1959-09-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Frame | 1959-09-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Stand on Velvet | 1959-09-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Cracking Point | 1959-10-06 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Thousand Dollar Bill | 1959-10-13 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Music and Mink | 1959-10-20 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Man in the Middle | 1959-11-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Patsy | 1959-11-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Money Fight | 1959-11-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Black Tie Kill | 1959-11-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Perfect Circle | 1959-12-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Lady | 1959-12-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Cold Kill | 1959-12-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Neon Wheel | 1959-12-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Two Private Eyes | 1959-12-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Night of the Gun | 1960-01-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Broken Rope | 1960-01-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Cold Ice | 1960-01-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho) | 1960-01-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Three to Make Ready | 1960-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Model and the Mobster | 1960-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | The Long Odds | 1960-02-16 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | The Brave Pigeon | 1960-02-23 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | First Time Out | 1960-03-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Park Avenue Story | 1960-03-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Big Business | 1960-03-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | The Chinese Pendant | 1960-03-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Achilles and His Heels | 1960-04-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | The Gangster's Daughter | 1960-04-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | The Penthouse Story | 1960-04-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | The Shark | 1960-04-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | The Horse Runs High | 1960-05-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | The Hired Guns | 1960-05-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Borderline | 1960-05-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | A Matter of Money | 1960-05-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Bullets and Ballet | 1960-05-31 | 30 min |
| Production | Toshiyuki Yamamoto | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Hitomi Sano | Color Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Watanabe | Character Designer |
