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Shadow Warriors(TV show/series, 1980-1985)

Original title: "影の軍団" (Japanese/JA)
59min per episode | Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 119 episodes

Shadow WarriorsRating: 3.7/5 (with 2 votes)
Shadow Warriors (影の軍団, Kage no Gundan, lit. "Army of Shadows") is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. The first season was a reimagining of the film Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō directed by Eiichi Kudo which was released in 1980. Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in the second he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third he played Tarao Hanzō, and in the fourth series and in Bakumatsu Hen he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series Shin Kage no Gundan (New Shadow Warriors) he played Hattori Hanzō I. ()
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About Shadow Warriors

Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in second one he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third one he played Tarao Hanzō, in the fourth series and in Bakumatsu Hen, he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series Shin Kage no Gundan he played Hattori Hanzō I.

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Shadow Warriors Seasons and Episodes

06/01/1985Season 5 - 13 episodes
#1 | 06/01/1985The Yankee Girl's Adventure
#2 | 06/08/1985Beware of the Woman with the Missing Sing
#3 | 06/15/1985A Love Rekindled
#4 | 06/22/1985The Man I Loved Was a Radical
#5 | 06/29/1985The Order to Blow Up Edo Castle
#6 | 07/06/1985Kill 'Em All
#7 | 07/13/1985Love Letter From a Dangerous Man
#8 | 07/20/1985The Bell in the Dark
#9 | 07/27/1985The Sad Fate of the Woman Warriors
#10 | 08/03/1985The Liberator Was a Devil
#11 | 08/10/1985The Soy Falls in Love
#12 | 08/17/1985A Samurai Dies in the Field
#13 | 08/24/1985Kage for Eternity
10/01/1984Season 4 - 27 episodes
10/01/1982Season 3 - 26 episodes
06/01/1981Season 2 - 26 episodes
04/01/1980Season 1 - 27 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA), Dutch (NL)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 04/01/1980
Last episode released on: 08/24/1985
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kage no Gundan"
"影の軍団 服部半蔵"
Keywords: ninja, jidaigeki

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:19454, Added: 05/16/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024