Shadow Warriors (1980)

Episode 1 - Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm

April 1, 1980 • 59 minutes

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.

Episode 2 - A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark

April 8, 1980 • 59 minutes

Under orders from the Kouga clan, a revenge-seeking female ninja, Okou, infiltrates the bathhouse that doubles as the Shadow Warrior's secret base. Meanwhile, a wild Iga ninja causes trouble for Hanzo by refusing to remain in hiding.

Episode 3 - A Devil Called Oushu Highway

April 15, 1980 • 59 minutes

A minor clan comes to Edo looking for warriors to help them take over a castle. Hanzo is suspicious that dirty politics are involved, but is convinced by Okou to help lend his arm in battle despite the hopeless odds.

Episode 4 - The Spring of Kyoto: The Trick of the Black Teeth

April 22, 1980 • 59 minutes

After several loyal courts nobles are brutally murdered, Hoshima suspects a plot against the goverment is brewing in Kyoto. The Shadow Warriors leave Edo to try and stop the conspirators. But will Okou's desire for revenge ruin everything?

Episode 5 - Soft Skin Sunk Into a Whirlpool

April 29, 1980 • 59 minutes

Under the guidance of a ninja hunter, the Tokushima clan is secretly gathering weapons and plotting a rebellion against the government. A bloody civil war will break out unless the Shadow Warriors can sneak into enemy territory and disrupt the plot.

Episode 6 - The Woman Disappeared Into the Port

May 6, 1980 • 59 minutes

The Iga ninja of Nagasaki are accused of running an illegal opium ring to help fund a campaign against the government. Hanzo and the Shadow Warriors venture to Nagasaki's foreign quarter to try and prove their clan's innocence.

Episode 7 - The Target is a Mystery Woman

May 13, 1980 • 59 minutes

A mysterious female thief is targeting Hoshina's allies. The perpetrator is none other than Hoshina's long-lost daughter who has allied herself with his enemies. Hanzo must help repair the rift between parent and child before tragedy strikes.

Episode 8 - Infiltration! The Ladie's Chambers Night and Day

May 20, 1980 • 59 minutes

Against Okou's protests, Hanzo is determined to solve a mysterious spree of deaths surrounding both a brothel and the Imperial court. He uncovers a complex blackmail scheme targeting some of the most powerful merchants and nobles of Edo.

Episode 9 - The Female Ninja's May in Shadows

May 27, 1980 • 59 minutes

When wildcat female ninja Kirara (played by Etsuko Shihomi of Sister Street Fighter fame) drops into Edo to visit her uncle Hanzo, the Kouga ninja try to draw her into a trap using her old flame as the bait.

Episode 10 - The Black Hair Burned With the Grudge

June 3, 1980 • 59 minutes

Bathhouse employee Oume has been kidnapped and Hanzo discovers that the Kouga ninja are behind it. She is held prisoner while Minaguchi and his reckless younger brother lure Hanzo into a fateful duel with the revenge-seeking Okou.

Episode 11 - A Bride and a Murderous Fiend

June 10, 1980 • 59 minutes

A ninja clan thought destroyed has returned to wipe out entire villages of Hanzo's iga clan. When Isaburou, an Iga ninja in hiding, is taken captive, Hanzo must find a way to remove him from his enemies' seemingly impenetrable base.

Episode 12 - Kill Night Spiders Even If They Are Parents

June 17, 1980 • 59 minutes

Daihachi and hyouroku catch a gang of burglars fleeing the scene of a crime. The perpetrators are members of the mysterious Tsuchigumo clan whose well-connected leader wants revenge on the Iga ninja for interfering with his schemes.

Episode 13 - Midnight Beauty

June 24, 1980 • 59 minutes

One by one, members of the Iga clan fall prey to the supernatural powers of a frightening old hag. Hanzo connects these baffling events to a vengeful enemy who once used sorcery against his ancestors.

Episode 14 - The Shogun Disappeared! The Plot of the Female Foxes

July 1, 1980 • 59 minutes

A trio of villains orchestrates the kidnapping of the young lord Ietsuna. Hanzo and his Shadow Warriors try in vain to rescue the young Shogun before a successor replaces him. But a mysterious clan of evil ninja stands in their way.

Episode 15 - Mysterious Priest, Inviting Hell

July 8, 1980 • 59 minutes

Hanzo makes for his ancestral home to gather the Iga clan for an assault on the castle where young Ietsuna is being held captive. Little does Hanzo know that the order has been given to kill the child as soon as he sets foot in the enemy stronghold!

Episode 16 - Don't Get Involved With Dangerous Women

July 15, 1980 • 59 minutes

Someone is killing off the servants of the Annaka clan. Daihachi offers to help out a comely member of the clan by delivering and important letter for her, but he gets mixed up along the way with a traveling group of female entertainers in league with the enemy.

Episode 17 - The Living Shadow Shogun

July 22, 1980 • 59 minutes

A rich old man from the Kansai area comes to Edo with intent to takeover the local businesses, including Hanzo's bathhouse. The Shadow Warriors seek to end his unscrupulous tactics, but discover they may have spies in their midst.

Episode 18 - The Killer in the Eyes

July 29, 1980 • 59 minutes

Hidden villages are under attack by the Tenma, a dangerous clan who seeks to destroy the Iga using explosives. Now, a hidden bomb planted in the Kiji bathhouse threatens the Shadow Warriors.

Episode 19 - Palace of the Bloodsucking Woman

August 5, 1980 • 59 minutes

Lovesick men are drowning themselves in the moat of a castle inhabited by Onatsu and Otama, two of the ex-Shogun's mistresses. Hoshina asks Hanzo to get to the bottom of the mysterious deaths, which are smearing Onatsu's reputation.

Episode 20 - I'm Going to be Killed!

August 12, 1980 • 59 minutes

When the Saijou clan is left without a leader, Hoshina asks Hanzo to help him find the clan's missing female heir. Hanzo's search brings him into conflict with enemies from his past, including the Kouga ninja.

Episode 21 - Hiding! The Hole of Snakes

August 19, 1980 • 59 minutes

On the run from the Kouga clan, Okou seeks shelter in a remote temple. Meanwhile, Hanzo ventures to the countryside to check up on his Iga ninja. Along the way, he is reunited with Okou and battles a ninja clan who are abducting children.

Episode 22 - The Dreadful Instigator

August 26, 1980 • 59 minutes

After unknown thieves try to rob a shipment of government gold, Hoshina sends Hanzo to guard the riches on their way to Edo. Hanzo enlists the help of several Iga ninja in hiding in order to help with the dangerous task.

Episode 23 - The Red Eyes of the Snake Are a Death Sentence

September 2, 1980 • 59 minutes

Hanzo suspects a group of assassins for hire, known as the dark instigators, is behind a series of suspicious murders. After Oume's sister is found dead in a mysterious double suicide, Hanzo must unmask the leader of the killers.

Episode 24 - Shudder! Sacrifice of the Virgin

September 9, 1980 • 59 minutes

Someone named "the dark lord" is killing important members of the government. Hoshina suspects the martial arts master of the Satsuma clan is involved somehow. Okiri disguises herself as a man to try and uncover the plot.

Episode 25 - The Trick Ceiling of the Tragic Love

September 16, 1980 • 59 minutes

Still on the run from Kouga ninja assassins Okou discovers that Hanzo's life is in danger and rushes to find him. Back in Edo, three carpenters have been kidnapped to work on a secret project. Hanzo must find out what it is before the young Shogun is assassinated!

Episode 26 - The Ominous Place; The Cursed Flute

September 23, 1980 • 59 minutes

A series of burglaries are being carried out with black pistols. After Oume is shot, Hanzo traces the guns to the mountains where a family of bandits live. Orin follows behind, causing plenty of trouble in her wake.

Episode 27 - Intrusion! 24 Hours in the Woman's Bath

September 30, 1980 • 59 minutes

Just as peace seems to have fallen over Edo, the remaining Kouga ninja plan their final assault against the Shadow Warriors. Now Hanzo must stop the enemy from destroying not only the Kiji bathhouse but Edo castle as well!

Episode 1 - Eye for an Eye

June 1, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 2 - The Vampire Killer

June 8, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 3 - The Human Sacrifice

June 15, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 4 - The Mother Who Vanished

June 22, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 5 - Courtiers Secret Treasure Map

June 29, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 6 - Woman Who Vanished in the Spirit World

July 6, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 7 - Episode 7

July 13, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 8 - Episode 8

July 20, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 9 - Episode 9

July 27, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 10 - Episode 10

August 3, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 11 - Episode 11

August 10, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 12 - Episode 12

August 17, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 13 - Episode 13

August 24, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 14 - Episode 14

August 31, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 15 - Episode 15

September 7, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 16 - Episode 16

September 14, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 17 - Episode 17

September 21, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 18 - Episode 18

September 28, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 19 - Episode 19

October 5, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 20 - Episode 20

October 12, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 21 - Episode 21

October 19, 1981 • 59 minutes

Episode 22 - Episode 22

August 3, 2025 • 59 minutes

Episode 23 - Episode 23

August 3, 2025 • 59 minutes

Episode 24 - Episode 24

August 3, 2025 • 59 minutes

Episode 25 - Episode 25

August 3, 2025 • 59 minutes

Episode 26 - Episode 26

August 3, 2025 • 59 minutes

Episode 1 - The Man With Two Faces

October 1, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 2 - A Client from the Dark

October 8, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 3 - Beware of Undercover Ninja

October 15, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 4 - The Red Shadow That Disappeared in Owari

October 22, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 5 - The Shadowless Man

October 29, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 6 - The Face in the Dark

November 5, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 7 - The Female Spy from the South

November 12, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 8 - Killers in the Women's Prison

November 19, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 9 - Disguises and Poison

November 26, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 10 - Lullaby of Death

December 3, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 11 - The Mysterious She-Panther

December 10, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 12 - Target of Evil

December 17, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 13 - The Secret of the Lady Boss

December 24, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 14 - Search for the Female Phantom

December 31, 1982 • 59 minutes

Episode 15 - The Girl Who Feared the Dark

January 7, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 16 - The Killers Vanished Thrice

January 14, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 17 - The Ghost of the Full Moon

January 21, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 18 - The Living Dead

January 28, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 19 - Demon of Vengeance

February 4, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 20 - The Haiku Murders

February 11, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 21 - The Huntress of Man

February 18, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 22 - The Baby from Hell

February 25, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 23 - Osuzu's Last Battle

March 4, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 24 - The Imposter's Trap

March 11, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 25 - The Nun's Conspiracy

March 18, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 26 - Farewell, Shadow Warriors

March 25, 1983 • 59 minutes

Episode 1 - Hanzo, Inspired to Rise

October 1, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 2 - A Face Glows in the Dark

October 8, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 3 - The Deadly Smile

October 15, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 4 - A Request From the O'oku

October 22, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 5 - The Massacre of the Innocent

October 29, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 6 - A Kyoto Night Smells of Blood

November 5, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 7 - The Execution

November 12, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 8 - The Prostitutes in the Darkness

November 19, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 9 - Beware of a Pick-Up

November 26, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 10 - I'll Handle My Own Funeral

December 3, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 11 - Rintaro Attacked by Ryoma

December 10, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 12 - The Ground Spiders

December 17, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 13 - A Wonam's Curse is the Work of the Devil

December 24, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 14 - The Female Ninja's Trap

December 31, 1984 • 59 minutes

Episode 15 - The Battle of the Raccon and the Fox

January 7, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 16 - Farewell to the Female Ninja

January 14, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 17 - Edo Ripped by Three Witches

January 21, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 18 - Hanzo in a Pinch

January 28, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 19 - The Ruthless Woman

February 4, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 20 - The Murdered Man Laughs

February 11, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 21 - The Golden Mask and the Cave

February 18, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 22 - The Blonde Fights with a Gun

February 25, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 23 - The Woman in the Man

March 4, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 24 - The Revamped Beauty from Nagasaki

March 11, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 25 - The Phantom Child's Scream

March 18, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 26 - The Missing Thirteen Sailors

March 25, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 27 - Assassination of the Chief Minister - The Woman of Sakurada-Mon

April 1, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 1 - The Yankee Girl's Adventure

June 1, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 2 - Beware of the Woman with the Missing Sing

June 8, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 3 - A Love Rekindled

June 15, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 4 - The Man I Loved Was a Radical

June 22, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 5 - The Order to Blow Up Edo Castle

June 29, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 6 - Kill 'Em All

July 6, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 7 - Love Letter From a Dangerous Man

July 13, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 8 - The Bell in the Dark

July 20, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 9 - The Sad Fate of the Woman Warriors

July 27, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 10 - The Liberator Was a Devil

August 3, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 11 - The Soy Falls in Love

August 10, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 12 - A Samurai Dies in the Field

August 17, 1985 • 59 minutes

Episode 13 - Kage for Eternity

August 24, 1985 • 59 minutes