Shadow Warriors Complete First Season Box Set (1980)

Product Summary Publisher: Brentwood Format: DVD UPC: 00787364713493 Buy.com Sku: 204064141 Item#: V2GWD4 Category Keywords: Ninjas  Samurai  Television/TV Series  Rating: NR     Features: DVD   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.   Editor's Note Martial arts legend Sonny Chiba stars in the 1980s Japanese television series that inspired his character in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL. Set in 17th-century Edo Japan, SHADOW WARRIORS centers on disgraced ninja Hattori Hanzo (Chiba), who is working in a public bathhouse when he is called upon to fulfill his ancestral duty as protector of the newly installed shogun. Etsuko Shiomi, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Kenji Oba costar in this classic slice of martial arts television.   Features 12 Page Booklet On The Series By Patrick Macias Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo Interactive Menus New Interviews With Sonny Chiba Scene Selection Subtitles: English   Technical Info Release Information Studio: Brentwood Release Date: 4/17/2007 Original Release Date: 1980 Catalog ID: 2214238 UPC: 00787364713493 Number of Discs: 7 Audio & Video Original Language: Japanese Available Audio Tracks: Japanese Available Subtitles: English Video: Color   Cast & Crew Etsuko Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada Kenji Oba Sonny Chiba Jodo Hiramatsu - Producer Takao Okinaga - Executive Producer    Product Image