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The Best Episodes of Shadow Warriors

Every episode of Shadow Warriors ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Shadow Warriors!

Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Chiba played different ninja characters in...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:Fuji TV

Best Episodes Summary

"Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm" is the best rated episode of "Shadow Warriors". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda and written by N/A, it aired on 4/1/1980. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark".

  • Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm
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    #1 - Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/1980

    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.

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: N/A

  • A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark
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    #2 - A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/1980

    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.

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: N/A

  • A Devil Called Oushu Highway
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    #3 - A Devil Called Oushu Highway

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/1980

    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.

    Director: Eiichi Kudo

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spring of Kyoto: The Trick of the Black Teeth
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    #4 - The Spring of Kyoto: The Trick of the Black Teeth

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/1980

    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?

    Director: Akinori Matsuo

    Writer: N/A

  • Soft Skin Sunk Into a Whirlpool
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    #5 - Soft Skin Sunk Into a Whirlpool

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/1980

    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.

    Director: Yuji Makiguchi

    Writer: N/A

  • The Woman Disappeared Into the Port
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    #6 - The Woman Disappeared Into the Port

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/1980

    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.

    Director: Akinori Matsuo

    Writer: N/A

  • The Target is a Mystery Woman
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    #7 - The Target is a Mystery Woman

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/1980

    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.

    Director: Yuji Makiguchi

    Writer: N/A

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

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/1980

    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.

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: N/A

  • The Female Ninja's May in Shadows
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    #9 - The Female Ninja's May in Shadows

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/1980

    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.

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Hair Burned With the Grudge
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    #10 - The Black Hair Burned With the Grudge

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/1980

    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.

    Director: Ikuo Sekimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bride and a Murderous Fiend
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    #11 - A Bride and a Murderous Fiend

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/1980

    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.

    Director: Ikuo Sekimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Kill Night Spiders Even If They Are Parents
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    #12 - Kill Night Spiders Even If They Are Parents

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/1980

    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.

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: N/A

  • Midnight Beauty
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    #13 - Midnight Beauty

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/24/1980

    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.

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shogun Disappeared! The Plot of the Female Foxes
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    #14 - The Shogun Disappeared! The Plot of the Female Foxes

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/1/1980

    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.

    Director: Yuji Makiguchi

    Writer: N/A

  • Mysterious Priest, Inviting Hell
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    #15 - Mysterious Priest, Inviting Hell

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/1980

    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!

    Director: Yuji Makiguchi

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Get Involved With Dangerous Women
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    #16 - Don't Get Involved With Dangerous Women

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/15/1980

    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.

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: N/A

  • The Living Shadow Shogun
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    #17 - The Living Shadow Shogun

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/22/1980

    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.

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: N/A

  • The Killer in the Eyes
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    #18 - The Killer in the Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/29/1980

    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.

    Director: Ikuo Sekimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Palace of the Bloodsucking Woman
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    #19 - Palace of the Bloodsucking Woman

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/5/1980

    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.

    Director: Ikuo Sekimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • I'm Going to be Killed!
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    #20 - I'm Going to be Killed!

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/12/1980

    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.

    Director: Sadao Nakajima

    Writer: N/A

  • Hiding! The Hole of Snakes
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    #21 - Hiding! The Hole of Snakes

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/19/1980

    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.

    Director: Sadao Nakajima

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dreadful Instigator
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    #22 - The Dreadful Instigator

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/26/1980

    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.

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: N/A

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

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/2/1980

    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.

    Director: Ikuo Sekimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Shudder! Sacrifice of the Virgin
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    #24 - Shudder! Sacrifice of the Virgin

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/9/1980

    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.

    Director: Ikuo Sekimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trick Ceiling of the Tragic Love
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    #25 - The Trick Ceiling of the Tragic Love

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/16/1980

    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!

    Director: Akikazu Ota

    Writer: N/A