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Shadow Warriors — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Sonny Chiba

Shadow Warriors — Series Details

Shadow Warriors — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm (1980-04-01) — When a five-year old boy, Ietsuna, suddenly becomes the Shogun of Japan, numerous schemes to seize his power begin to hatch. The Shogun's trusted guardian, Hoshina, secretly asks t
• E2: A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark (1980-04-08) — Under orders from the Kouga clan, a revenge-seeking female ninja, Okou, infiltrates the bathhouse that doubles as the Shadow Warrior's secret base. Meanwhile, a wild Iga ninja caus
• E3: A Devil Called Oushu Highway (1980-04-15) — A minor clan comes to Edo looking for warriors to help them take over a castle. Hanzo is suspicious that dirty politics are involved, but is convinced by Okou to help lend his arm
• E4: The Spring of Kyoto: The Trick of the Black Teeth (1980-04-22) — After several loyal courts nobles are brutally murdered, Hoshima suspects a plot against the goverment is brewing in Kyoto. The Shadow Warriors leave Edo to try and stop the conspi
• E5: Soft Skin Sunk Into a Whirlpool (1980-04-29) — Under the guidance of a ninja hunter, the Tokushima clan is secretly gathering weapons and plotting a rebellion against the government. A bloody civil war will break out unless the
• E6: The Woman Disappeared Into the Port (1980-05-06) — The Iga ninja of Nagasaki are accused of running an illegal opium ring to help fund a campaign against the government. Hanzo and the Shadow Warriors venture to Nagasaki's foreign q
• E7: The Target is a Mystery Woman (1980-05-13) — A mysterious female thief is targeting Hoshina's allies. The perpetrator is none other than Hoshina's long-lost daughter who has allied herself with his enemies. Hanzo must help re
• E8: Infiltration! The Ladie's Chambers Night and Day (1980-05-20) — Against Okou's protests, Hanzo is determined to solve a mysterious spree of deaths surrounding both a brothel and the Imperial court. He uncovers a complex blackmail scheme targeti
• E9: The Female Ninja's May in Shadows (1980-05-27) — When wildcat female ninja Kirara (played by Etsuko Shihomi of Sister Street Fighter fame) drops into Edo to visit her uncle Hanzo, the Kouga ninja try to draw her into a trap using
• E10: The Black Hair Burned With the Grudge (1980-06-03) — Bathhouse employee Oume has been kidnapped and Hanzo discovers that the Kouga ninja are behind it. She is held prisoner while Minaguchi and his reckless younger brother lure Hanzo
• E11: A Bride and a Murderous Fiend (1980-06-10) — A ninja clan thought destroyed has returned to wipe out entire villages of Hanzo's iga clan. When Isaburou, an Iga ninja in hiding, is taken captive, Hanzo must find a way to remov
• E12: Kill Night Spiders Even If They Are Parents (1980-06-17) — Daihachi and hyouroku catch a gang of burglars fleeing the scene of a crime. The perpetrators are members of the mysterious Tsuchigumo clan whose well-connected leader wants reveng
• E13: Midnight Beauty (1980-06-24) — One by one, members of the Iga clan fall prey to the supernatural powers of a frightening old hag. Hanzo connects these baffling events to a vengeful enemy who once used sorcery ag
• E14: The Shogun Disappeared! The Plot of the Female Foxes (1980-07-01) — A trio of villains orchestrates the kidnapping of the young lord Ietsuna. Hanzo and his Shadow Warriors try in vain to rescue the young Shogun before a successor replaces him. But
• E15: Mysterious Priest, Inviting Hell (1980-07-08) — Hanzo makes for his ancestral home to gather the Iga clan for an assault on the castle where young Ietsuna is being held captive. Little does Hanzo know that the order has been giv
• E16: Don't Get Involved With Dangerous Women (1980-07-15) — Someone is killing off the servants of the Annaka clan. Daihachi offers to help out a comely member of the clan by delivering and important letter for her, but he gets mixed up alo
• E17: The Living Shadow Shogun (1980-07-22) — A rich old man from the Kansai area comes to Edo with intent to takeover the local businesses, including Hanzo's bathhouse. The Shadow Warriors seek to end his unscrupulous tactics
• E18: The Killer in the Eyes (1980-07-29) — Hidden villages are under attack by the Tenma, a dangerous clan who seeks to destroy the Iga using explosives. Now, a hidden bomb planted in the Kiji bathhouse threatens the Shadow
• E19: Palace of the Bloodsucking Woman (1980-08-05) — Lovesick men are drowning themselves in the moat of a castle inhabited by Onatsu and Otama, two of the ex-Shogun's mistresses. Hoshina asks Hanzo to get to the bottom of the myster
• E20: I'm Going to be Killed! (1980-08-12) — When the Saijou clan is left without a leader, Hoshina asks Hanzo to help him find the clan's missing female heir. Hanzo's search brings him into conflict with enemies from his pas
• E21: Hiding! The Hole of Snakes (1980-08-19) — On the run from the Kouga clan, Okou seeks shelter in a remote temple. Meanwhile, Hanzo ventures to the countryside to check up on his Iga ninja. Along the way, he is reunited with
• E22: The Dreadful Instigator (1980-08-26) — After unknown thieves try to rob a shipment of government gold, Hoshina sends Hanzo to guard the riches on their way to Edo. Hanzo enlists the help of several Iga ninja in hiding i
• E23: The Red Eyes of the Snake Are a Death Sentence (1980-09-02) — Hanzo suspects a group of assassins for hire, known as the dark instigators, is behind a series of suspicious murders. After Oume's sister is found dead in a mysterious double suic
• E24: Shudder! Sacrifice of the Virgin (1980-09-09) — Someone named "the dark lord" is killing important members of the government. Hoshina suspects the martial arts master of the Satsuma clan is involved somehow. Okiri disguises hers
• E25: The Trick Ceiling of the Tragic Love (1980-09-16) — Still on the run from Kouga ninja assassins Okou discovers that Hanzo's life is in danger and rushes to find him. Back in Edo, three carpenters have been kidnapped to work on a sec
• E26: The Ominous Place; The Cursed Flute (1980-09-23) — A series of burglaries are being carried out with black pistols. After Oume is shot, Hanzo traces the guns to the mountains where a family of bandits live. Orin follows behind, cau
• E27: Intrusion! 24 Hours in the Woman's Bath (1980-09-30) — Just as peace seems to have fallen over Edo, the remaining Kouga ninja plan their final assault against the Shadow Warriors. Now Hanzo must stop the enemy from destroying not only

Season 2

• E1: Eye for an Eye (1981-06-01)
• E2: The Vampire Killer (1981-06-08)
• E3: The Human Sacrifice (1981-06-15)
• E4: The Mother Who Vanished (1981-06-22)
• E5: Courtiers Secret Treasure Map (1981-06-29)
• E6: Woman Who Vanished in the Spirit World (1981-07-06)
• E7: Episode 7 (1981-07-13)
• E8: Episode 8 (1981-07-20)
• E9: Episode 9 (1981-07-27)
• E10: Episode 10 (1981-08-03)
• E11: Episode 11 (1981-08-10)
• E12: Episode 12 (1981-08-17)
• E13: Episode 13 (1981-08-24)
• E14: Episode 14 (1981-08-31)
• E15: Episode 15 (1981-09-07)
• E16: Episode 16 (1981-09-14)
• E17: Episode 17 (1981-09-21)
• E18: Episode 18 (1981-09-28)
• E19: Episode 19 (1981-10-05)
• E20: Episode 20 (1981-10-12)
• E21: Episode 21 (1981-10-19)
• E22: Episode 22
• E23: Episode 23
• E24: Episode 24
• E25: Episode 25
• E26: Episode 26

Season 3

• E1: The Man With Two Faces (1982-10-01)
• E2: A Client from the Dark (1982-10-08)
• E3: Beware of Undercover Ninja (1982-10-15)
• E4: The Red Shadow That Disappeared in Owari (1982-10-22)
• E5: The Shadowless Man (1982-10-29)
• E6: The Face in the Dark (1982-11-05)
• E7: The Female Spy from the South (1982-11-12)
• E8: Killers in the Women's Prison (1982-11-19)
• E9: Disguises and Poison (1982-11-26)
• E10: Lullaby of Death (1982-12-03)
• E11: The Mysterious She-Panther (1982-12-10)
• E12: Target of Evil (1982-12-17)
• E13: The Secret of the Lady Boss (1982-12-24)
• E14: Search for the Female Phantom (1982-12-31)
• E15: The Girl Who Feared the Dark (1983-01-07)
• E16: The Killers Vanished Thrice (1983-01-14)
• E17: The Ghost of the Full Moon (1983-01-21)
• E18: The Living Dead (1983-01-28)
• E19: Demon of Vengeance (1983-02-04)
• E20: The Haiku Murders (1983-02-11)
• E21: The Huntress of Man (1983-02-18)
• E22: The Baby from Hell (1983-02-25)
• E23: Osuzu's Last Battle (1983-03-04)
• E24: The Imposter's Trap (1983-03-11)
• E25: The Nun's Conspiracy (1983-03-18)
• E26: Farewell, Shadow Warriors (1983-03-25)

Season 4

• E1: Hanzo, Inspired to Rise (1984-10-01)
• E2: A Face Glows in the Dark (1984-10-08)
• E3: The Deadly Smile (1984-10-15)
• E4: A Request From the O'oku (1984-10-22)
• E5: The Massacre of the Innocent (1984-10-29)
• E6: A Kyoto Night Smells of Blood (1984-11-05)
• E7: The Execution (1984-11-12)
• E8: The Prostitutes in the Darkness (1984-11-19)
• E9: Beware of a Pick-Up (1984-11-26)
• E10: I'll Handle My Own Funeral (1984-12-03)
• E11: Rintaro Attacked by Ryoma (1984-12-10)
• E12: The Ground Spiders (1984-12-17)
• E13: A Wonam's Curse is the Work of the Devil (1984-12-24)
• E14: The Female Ninja's Trap (1984-12-31)
• E15: The Battle of the Raccon and the Fox (1985-01-07)
• E16: Farewell to the Female Ninja (1985-01-14)
• E17: Edo Ripped by Three Witches (1985-01-21)
• E18: Hanzo in a Pinch (1985-01-28)
• E19: The Ruthless Woman (1985-02-04)
• E20: The Murdered Man Laughs (1985-02-11)
• E21: The Golden Mask and the Cave (1985-02-18)
• E22: The Blonde Fights with a Gun (1985-02-25)
• E23: The Woman in the Man (1985-03-04)
• E24: The Revamped Beauty from Nagasaki (1985-03-11)
• E25: The Phantom Child's Scream (1985-03-18)
• E26: The Missing Thirteen Sailors (1985-03-25)
• E27: Assassination of the Chief Minister – The Woman of Sakurada-Mon (1985-04-01)

Season 5

• E1: The Yankee Girl's Adventure (1985-06-01)
• E2: Beware of the Woman with the Missing Sing (1985-06-08)
• E3: A Love Rekindled (1985-06-15)
• E4: The Man I Loved Was a Radical (1985-06-22)
• E5: The Order to Blow Up Edo Castle (1985-06-29)
• E6: Kill 'Em All (1985-07-06)
• E7: Love Letter From a Dangerous Man (1985-07-13)
• E8: The Bell in the Dark (1985-07-20)
• E9: The Sad Fate of the Woman Warriors (1985-07-27)
• E10: The Liberator Was a Devil (1985-08-03)
• E11: The Soy Falls in Love (1985-08-10)
• E12: A Samurai Dies in the Field (1985-08-17)
• E13: Kage for Eternity (1985-08-24)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Shadow Warriors have? 5 season(s) with 119 episodes.

Where can I watch Shadow Warriors? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.