Shadow Warriors

1. Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm

Air Date: 1980-04-01

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.

2. A Female Leopard, Hiding in the Dark

Air Date: 1980-04-08

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.

3. A Devil Called Oushu Highway

Air Date: 1980-04-15

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.

4. The Spring of Kyoto: The Trick of the Black Teeth

Air Date: 1980-04-22

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?

5. Soft Skin Sunk Into a Whirlpool

Air Date: 1980-04-29

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.

6. The Woman Disappeared Into the Port

Air Date: 1980-05-06

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.

7. The Target is a Mystery Woman

Air Date: 1980-05-13

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.

8. Infiltration! The Ladie's Chambers Night and Day

Air Date: 1980-05-20

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.

9. The Female Ninja's May in Shadows

Air Date: 1980-05-27

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.

10. The Black Hair Burned With the Grudge

Air Date: 1980-06-03

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.

11. A Bride and a Murderous Fiend

Air Date: 1980-06-10

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.

12. Kill Night Spiders Even If They Are Parents

Air Date: 1980-06-17

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.

13. Midnight Beauty

Air Date: 1980-06-24

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.

14. The Shogun Disappeared! The Plot of the Female Foxes

Air Date: 1980-07-01

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.

15. Mysterious Priest, Inviting Hell

Air Date: 1980-07-08

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!

16. Don't Get Involved With Dangerous Women

Air Date: 1980-07-15

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.

17. The Living Shadow Shogun

Air Date: 1980-07-22

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.

18. The Killer in the Eyes

Air Date: 1980-07-29

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.

19. Palace of the Bloodsucking Woman

Air Date: 1980-08-05

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.

20. I'm Going to be Killed!

Air Date: 1980-08-12

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.

21. Hiding! The Hole of Snakes

Air Date: 1980-08-19

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.

22. The Dreadful Instigator

Air Date: 1980-08-26

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.

23. The Red Eyes of the Snake Are a Death Sentence

Air Date: 1980-09-02

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.

24. Shudder! Sacrifice of the Virgin

Air Date: 1980-09-09

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.

25. The Trick Ceiling of the Tragic Love

Air Date: 1980-09-16

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!

26. The Ominous Place; The Cursed Flute

Air Date: 1980-09-23

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.

27. Intrusion! 24 Hours in the Woman's Bath

Air Date: 1980-09-30

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!

1. Eye for an Eye

Air Date: 1981-06-01

2. The Vampire Killer

Air Date: 1981-06-08

3. The Human Sacrifice

Air Date: 1981-06-15

4. The Mother Who Vanished

Air Date: 1981-06-22

5. Courtiers Secret Treasure Map

Air Date: 1981-06-29

6. Woman Who Vanished in the Spirit World

Air Date: 1981-07-06

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1981-07-13

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1981-07-20

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1981-07-27

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1981-08-03

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1981-08-10

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1981-08-17

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 1981-08-24

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 1981-08-31

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 1981-09-07

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 1981-09-14

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 1981-09-21

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 1981-09-28

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 1981-10-05

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 1981-10-12

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 1981-10-19

22. Episode 22

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23. Episode 23

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24. Episode 24

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25. Episode 25

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26. Episode 26

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1. The Man With Two Faces

Air Date: 1982-10-01

2. A Client from the Dark

Air Date: 1982-10-08

3. Beware of Undercover Ninja

Air Date: 1982-10-15

4. The Red Shadow That Disappeared in Owari

Air Date: 1982-10-22

5. The Shadowless Man

Air Date: 1982-10-29

6. The Face in the Dark

Air Date: 1982-11-05

7. The Female Spy from the South

Air Date: 1982-11-12

8. Killers in the Women's Prison

Air Date: 1982-11-19

9. Disguises and Poison

Air Date: 1982-11-26

10. Lullaby of Death

Air Date: 1982-12-03

11. The Mysterious She-Panther

Air Date: 1982-12-10

12. Target of Evil

Air Date: 1982-12-17

13. The Secret of the Lady Boss

Air Date: 1982-12-24

14. Search for the Female Phantom

Air Date: 1982-12-31

15. The Girl Who Feared the Dark

Air Date: 1983-01-07

16. The Killers Vanished Thrice

Air Date: 1983-01-14

17. The Ghost of the Full Moon

Air Date: 1983-01-21

18. The Living Dead

Air Date: 1983-01-28

19. Demon of Vengeance

Air Date: 1983-02-04

20. The Haiku Murders

Air Date: 1983-02-11

21. The Huntress of Man

Air Date: 1983-02-18

22. The Baby from Hell

Air Date: 1983-02-25

23. Osuzu's Last Battle

Air Date: 1983-03-04

24. The Imposter's Trap

Air Date: 1983-03-11

25. The Nun's Conspiracy

Air Date: 1983-03-18

26. Farewell, Shadow Warriors

Air Date: 1983-03-25

1. Hanzo, Inspired to Rise

Air Date: 1984-10-01

2. A Face Glows in the Dark

Air Date: 1984-10-08

3. The Deadly Smile

Air Date: 1984-10-15

4. A Request From the O'oku

Air Date: 1984-10-22

5. The Massacre of the Innocent

Air Date: 1984-10-29

6. A Kyoto Night Smells of Blood

Air Date: 1984-11-05

7. The Execution

Air Date: 1984-11-12

8. The Prostitutes in the Darkness

Air Date: 1984-11-19

9. Beware of a Pick-Up

Air Date: 1984-11-26

10. I'll Handle My Own Funeral

Air Date: 1984-12-03

11. Rintaro Attacked by Ryoma

Air Date: 1984-12-10

12. The Ground Spiders

Air Date: 1984-12-17

13. A Wonam's Curse is the Work of the Devil

Air Date: 1984-12-24

14. The Female Ninja's Trap

Air Date: 1984-12-31

15. The Battle of the Raccon and the Fox

Air Date: 1985-01-07

16. Farewell to the Female Ninja

Air Date: 1985-01-14

17. Edo Ripped by Three Witches

Air Date: 1985-01-21

18. Hanzo in a Pinch

Air Date: 1985-01-28

19. The Ruthless Woman

Air Date: 1985-02-04

20. The Murdered Man Laughs

Air Date: 1985-02-11

21. The Golden Mask and the Cave

Air Date: 1985-02-18

22. The Blonde Fights with a Gun

Air Date: 1985-02-25

23. The Woman in the Man

Air Date: 1985-03-04

24. The Revamped Beauty from Nagasaki

Air Date: 1985-03-11

25. The Phantom Child's Scream

Air Date: 1985-03-18

26. The Missing Thirteen Sailors

Air Date: 1985-03-25

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

Air Date: 1985-04-01

1. The Yankee Girl's Adventure

Air Date: 1985-06-01

2. Beware of the Woman with the Missing Sing

Air Date: 1985-06-08

3. A Love Rekindled

Air Date: 1985-06-15

4. The Man I Loved Was a Radical

Air Date: 1985-06-22

5. The Order to Blow Up Edo Castle

Air Date: 1985-06-29

6. Kill 'Em All

Air Date: 1985-07-06

7. Love Letter From a Dangerous Man

Air Date: 1985-07-13

8. The Bell in the Dark

Air Date: 1985-07-20

9. The Sad Fate of the Woman Warriors

Air Date: 1985-07-27

10. The Liberator Was a Devil

Air Date: 1985-08-03

11. The Soy Falls in Love

Air Date: 1985-08-10

12. A Samurai Dies in the Field

Air Date: 1985-08-17

13. Kage for Eternity

Air Date: 1985-08-24