Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo was released on February 23, 1980.
The runtime of Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo is 2h 13m.
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo is a Action, War, Drama movie.
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo was directed by Eiichi Kudō.
The main cast of Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo includes Teruhiko Saigō, Mikio Narita, Ken Ogata.
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo is originally in Japanese.