Product Details

• Actors: Sue Shiomi, Sonny Chiba
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 7
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: April 17, 2007
• Run Time: 1235 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MTFDAQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,504 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Shadow Warriors - The Complete First Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

In 1651 during the Edo Period the 11-year-old Ietsuna becomes the 4th Shogun leading his influential chief retainers to plot against each other to take the reins of power. The Hattori family a clan of Iga Ninjas who were former vassals and protectors of the previous Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu have since fallen from grace. Their third generation ancestor Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba) is now working as the master at public bathhouse in Edo City. Etsuko Shiomi Hiroyuki Sanada and Kenji Oba stars in this series. Extras include new interviews with Chiba and 12 page booklet on the series by Patrick Macias.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UPC: 787364713493

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Series, August 22, 2007

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L. Chua "CondorHero25" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Warriors - The Complete First Season (DVD)

Kage no Gundan Hattori Hanzo (Shadow Warriors) is an excellent series with a mix of drama and action. Sonny Chiba is great as Hattori Hanzo by portraying him with emotion. The rest of the cast did a great job and there is a heavy amount of big cast of guest actors and actresses. The action sequences are good to watch especially when Hanzo and his band of Iga ninjas finishes off the enemies. If you are big into jidaigeki (period drama), you might want to try and see this one. I've seen this series repeatedly over and over since I got a hold of it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Ninja TV Series-- Highly Reccommended, March 28, 2008

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M. Rutkowski (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Warriors - The Complete First Season (DVD)

If you are into martial art movies and ninjas this is a must have. This is where Quentin Tarrentino got some of his ideas for his Kill Bill series. Hence the Taro Hanzo sword. It is in Japanese with english subtitles. The nice thing too about this series is it is not edited for American Television. So expect to see more blood shed and a little nudity. For mature audiences. Some may complain about the video quality, but you have to realize when the series was made. I feel the series is well written for the most part and draws your interest with excitement. Hanzo is one awesome respected ninja leading his Iga Clan of ninjas against evil in feudal Japan. Enjoy.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars shadows of iga, May 10, 2007

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Robert Cisneros (mineralwells, wv United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Warriors - The Complete First Season (DVD)

anyone who loves ninja movies this is the collection you need. sonny chiba
loosely recreates the life of noted ninja leader hanzo hattorie. and his
band of iga ninja these dvd's are awsome lots of action, intriege and passion. and true ninjutsu martial arts and weapons and explosives.
its a must see for any and all practioners of ninjutsu.ive read the
current ninjutstu grand master Masaaki Hatsumi actually helped durring filming of these movies.