Man, how 80s would that satin jacket have been? And I wonder what “scribe-spike-etc.” were. This is a pretty dumb ad – lots of vague category and price ranges on unspecified items, but with an order form attached. In the … Continued
Nice little 5″ resin-cast statue sold to martial arts supply stores in the early 2000s. I’ve seen two different poses of these, in black and really ugly camouflage, too.
This 14″ cardstock counter display was given out to video stores to push the release of American Ninja II: The Confrontation in May of 1987. The center unfolds to reveal this illustration, which is unique to this piece – it … Continued
I have no astute comment to make here, nor should you need one.
When 1985’s Pray for Death was released, we were none the wiser that Sho Kosugi and Cannon Films had parted ways, and that this began his struggles to get a decent budget and good distribution for his shinobi-centric vehicles. To … Continued
A trip over to the Tokyo Scum Brigade tumblr is highly in order!
We’re all off being lazy and patriotic, so in the meantime celebrate the birth of the USA by looking back at low-budget exploitation flick based on a Japanese martial art, produced by Israelis, shot in the Philippines. READ ON, FELLOW … Continued
Temple of the Blue Dragon has a ton of video game concept art, martial arts ephemera and high-kicking comic-book heroes: There’s always something good, genre-related or otherwise, at Tiger Roll: The Shinobi-Ya online store in Japan is now selling internationally … Continued
I roll my eyes as much as the rest of you when it comes to The Last Samurai, and the ninja scene is just as cheesy and unconcerned with history as the rest of the movie. However, when I had a … Continued
Top Flite crafted this 48″ plastic kite during the 80s craze, but you can actually still buy vintage stock through an Indiana-based website here! And at only two for $10, you can afford to be like me and wrap one … Continued