Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
movie

Eiichi Kudo's strangest film that started the Shadow Warriors ball rolling
Released February 23, 1980
Overview
The tale takes place around 1650, after the death of the third Tokugawa shogun, when ronin were expelled from Edo, the military capital. During the political instability following the death of Iemitsu Tokugawa, Hanzo's Iga ninja clan battles against the Koga clan as various factions vie to seize power. The child shogun Ietsuna is kidnapped but turns out to be hidden under (or over) everyone's noses in a castle turret which is reinforced by a comic book villain, the fire-spitting black ninja. The good ninja has to get through all the traps & save the child.
Runtime
2h 13m
Origin Country
Japan
Original Language
Japanese
Original Title
影の軍団 服部半蔵
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- 日本語 (Japanese)
Production Companies

Toei Company
Japan





