The joke is that Chiba played multiple generations of the character: when the character died, the next installment would shift to covering his descendant, also named Hanzō after his famous predecessor. Quentin Tarantino stated in the supplementary material on the Kill Bill DVD that the character was named in tribute to Chiba's former role as Hattori Hanzō (the historical 16th-century Iga ninja) in Shadow Warriors (Kage no Gundan). In other media Ĭhiba reprised the Hattori Hanzō character for Kill Bill. The complete first season of the show was released on Apon Region 1 DVD by BCI Home Entertainment. Shin Kage no Gundan (2003 - 2005) - 6 direct to video episodes (not part of the TV series).Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen (1985) - 13 episodes.Kage no Gundan III (1982) - 26 episodes.Kage no Gundan II (1981 - 1982) - 26 episodes.Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan (1980) - 27 episodes.In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series Shin Kage no Gundan ( New Shadow Warriors) he played Hattori Hanzō I. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in the second he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third he played Tarao Hanzō, and in the fourth series and in Bakumatsu Hen he played Hattori Hanzō XV. Ĭhiba played different ninja characters in each series. The first season was a reimagining of the film Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō directed by Eiichi Kudo which was released in 1980. "Army of Shadows") is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Shadow Warriors ( 影の軍団, Kage no Gundan, lit. Kansai Telecasting Corporation, Toei Company
"G no Inori" by Nobuyasu Okabayashi (Series 1) Japanese TV series or program Shadow Warriors
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