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Shadow Warriors

Original title: Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzo
  • 1980
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Shadow Warriors (1980)
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Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Consequently, Hattori Hanzo fights the evil forces that threaten to destroy the nation.Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Consequently, Hattori Hanzo fights the evil forces that threaten to destroy the nation.Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Consequently, Hattori Hanzo fights the evil forces that threaten to destroy the nation.

  • Director
    • Eiichi Kudô
  • Writers
    • Masakazu Shimura
    • Kôji Takada
    • Takayuki Yamada
  • Stars
    • Teruhiko Saigô
    • Tsunehiko Watase
    • Sô Yamamura
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    179
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    • Director
      • Eiichi Kudô
    • Writers
      • Masakazu Shimura
      • Kôji Takada
      • Takayuki Yamada
    • Stars
      • Teruhiko Saigô
      • Tsunehiko Watase
      • Sô Yamamura
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Teruhiko Saigô
    • Hattori Hanzo
    Tsunehiko Watase
    • Hattori Hanzo
    Sô Yamamura
    Sô Yamamura
    • Osamu Masayuki
    Yoichi Miura
    • Aoyama
    Makoto Fujita
    Emi Hamada
    Yûji Honma
    Nobuo Kaneko
    Nobuo Kaneko
    Aiko Morishita
    Kyônosuke Murai
    Yutaka Nakajima
    Noboru Nakaya
    Kyoko Nami
    Mikio Narita
    Mikio Narita
    Ken Ogata
    Ken Ogata
    • Koga Shirobe
    Maki Tachibana
    • Director
      • Eiichi Kudô
    • Writers
      • Masakazu Shimura
      • Kôji Takada
      • Takayuki Yamada
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    10generalmarduk

    Should be more famous

    After this great movie, a Serie with the same title and actors was made.

    This movie shows the life of ninjas very well. Even though it looks quite silly when ninjas wear American football outfit looks in one scene. But during the plot it makes sense, the ninjas fight against a strong enemy even stronger then steal, just wish it didn't have took like an nfl outfit but part from that, this movie is fantastic in its execution of ninja adventure.

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1980 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzo
    • Production company
      • Toei Company
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 13m(133 min)
    • Color
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