Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
Eiichi Kudo's strangest film that started the Shadow Warriors ball rolling
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.
Director: Eiichi Kudo
Genre: Action, War, Drama
Runtime: 133 min
Release Date: February 23, 1980
Cast
- Teruhiko Saigō - Upper Hanzo
- Mikio Narita - Matsudaira Izu Mamoru Nobutsuna
- Ken Ogata - Koga Shiro Samurai
- So Yamamura - Masayuki Hoshina
- Aiko Morishita - Chisato (Orie)
- Emi Harada - Kohagi (sister of lower Hanzo)
- Ueda Takanori - Tokugawa Letsuna
- Tsunehiko Watase - Lower Hanzo
Screenplay
- Yamada Takayuki (Screenplay)
Music: Yu Shin Harada
Production: Toei Company
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Martial Arts Showdown, Martial Arts and Action
Keywords
ninja, conspiracy, jidaigeki, edo period, historical drama, iga
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo about?
- 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.
- Who directed Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo?
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo was directed by Eiichi Kudo.
- Who stars in Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo?
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo stars Teruhiko Saigō, Mikio Narita, Ken Ogata, So Yamamura, Aiko Morishita, Emi Harada.
- How long is Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo?
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo has a runtime of 2h 13m (133 minutes).
- What genre is Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo?
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo is a Action, War, Drama film.
- Where was Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo produced?
- Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo?
- The themes of Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo include: Martial Arts Showdown, Martial Arts and Action.