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Shadow Warriors (1980-1985)

Fuji TV Scripted TV Series

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NR April 1st, 1980Drama , Action & Adventure5 Seasons, 119 Episodes

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.

StarringSonny ChibaRenji IshibashiNaomi Hase

DirectorsAkinori MatsuoEiichi KudoKinji Fukasaku

WritersKinji FukasakuToshio Ashizawa

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