Shadow Warriors ( 影の軍団 Kage no Gundan )

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Shadow Warriors (TV series)

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Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan
Format	action, adventure
Starring	Sonny Chiba Teruhiko Saigō
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	27
Production
Running time	60 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	Fuji TV
Original run	April 1, 1980 – September 30, 1980

Shadow Warriors (影の軍団 Kage no Gundan) 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 he played Hattori Hanzō III, in second he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third he played Tarao Hanzō, and in the fourth he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series Shin Kage no Gundan (New Shadow Warriors) he played Hattori Hanzō I.

Contents [hide] 1 Seasons 2 DVD release 3 References 4 External links

Seasons

• Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan I (1980) - 27 episodes
• Kage no Gundan II (1981-1982) - 26 episodes
• Kage no Gundan III (1982) - 26 episodes
• Kage no Gundan IV: Bakumatsu Hen (1985) - 40 episodes
• Shin Kage no Gundan (2003) - 6 direct to video episodes.

There is also a feature film Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō (1980).

DVD release

The complete first season of the show was released on April 17, 2007 on Region 1 DVD by BCI Home Entertainment.^[1]

References

1. ^ Lacey, Gordon (2007-02-01). "Navarre Corporation's BCI to Release an Epic Samurai/Ninja Television Series Starring Sonny Chiba" (in English). TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

External links

• GooHead (TV Series available for free viewing)
• Hattori Hanzō Kage no Gundan official website
• Hattori Hanzô: Kage no Gundan at the Internet Movie Database
• Kage no Gundan III at the Internet Movie Database
• Kage no Gundan IV: Bakumatsu Hen at the Internet Movie Database