29 Oct 2009

Alas, I have no idea…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

…what movie (or movies) these are from, but they certainly are on-topic for the month!

Awesome hair, awesomer nose!

That's Ryutaro Otomo on the left, I believe. Guessing this is from late 50's or very early 60's, the pre-SHINOBI-NO-MONO years when ninja were still colorful swashbucklers, mischievous wizards, or both.

The crimson goblin get-up looks out of NINJUTSU SUIKODEN INAZUMA KOTENGU, but not the rest of the scene...

Again, these are from a cache of press kit still rescued from a Thai ad agency. The pencilled grid lines would have been reference for someone doing a wall-mural or large painted poster of the image triangle-by-triangle.

Everything seems to have worked out A-OK. Whole lotta oni masks in the one...

If anyone can shed some light on the images above, drop yer beloved e-publisher a line at unknownpubs-at-yahoo-dot-com.