Shadow Warriors — Season 1, Episode 1: Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm

Episode synopsis

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 the leader of the exiled Iga ninja clan, Hattori Hanzo, to help protect the stability of the nation.

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark
• E3A Devil Called Oushu Highway
• E4The Spring of Kyoto: The Trick of the Black Teeth
• E5Soft Skin Sunk Into a Whirlpool
• E6The Woman Disappeared Into the Port
• E7The Target is a Mystery Woman
• E8Infiltration! The Ladie's Chambers Night and Day
• E9The Female Ninja's May in Shadows
• E10The Black Hair Burned With the Grudge
• E11A Bride and a Murderous Fiend
• E12Kill Night Spiders Even If They Are Parents
• E13Midnight Beauty