Shadow Warriors 1980
What is Shadow Warriors?
Shadow Warriors is a television series first released in 1980. Catalogued under Drama, Action & Adventure.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1980
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 119
- Runtime
- 59 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 1, 1980
- Networks
- Fuji TV
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- Updated
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Shadow Warriors is a television series first released in 1980. Catalogued under Drama, Action & Adventure. Produced and broadcast by Fuji TV. Current status: Ended. Spans 5 seasons and 119 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“Sonny Chiba leads a quartet of ninja heroes across four early‑80s Japanese drama seasons.”
- Dynamic martial‑arts choreography starring Sonny Chiba
- Each season introduces a new ninja protagonist
- Period setting may feel distant to some modern viewers
Watch it if you enjoy classic Japanese swordplay dramas with a rotating ninja lead.
Features period swordplay and martial‑arts action typical of jidaigeki, suitable for mature audiences.
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When was Shadow Warriors originally broadcast?
It aired in the early 1980s, beginning in 1980.
Who is the star of the series?
The series stars Japanese actor and martial‑arts star Sonny Chiba.
How many seasons does the original series have?
The original run consists of four seasons.
Did Sonny Chiba play the same character throughout?
No; he portrayed a different ninja character in each season, including various Hattori Hanzō incarnations and others.
Is there any related later production?
A 2003 direct‑to‑DVD series titled Shin Kage no Gundan features Chiba as Hattori Hanzō I.
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