Meiko Kaiji in ninja gear? Swoon! Found these caps years ago in a sadly defunct blog (German if memory serves?), but they also floated around various newsboards for a while. The Female Convict Scorpion and Wandering Ginza Butterfly star had … Continued
When your hero is as spectacularly garbed as the titular lead is in Akai Kageboshi, you need everyone else he’s fighting to provide visual contrast. So in what is one of the most colorfully costumed ninja films of the 60’s, … Continued
With all the sneaking around and sword thievery in Akai Kageboshi, there’s a need for some – literally – flashy escapes. Here’s where the 60’s style of cinematic ninjutsu takes over from what in the 50’s would have been magical … Continued
Not only is Akai Kageboshi a great ninja movie that spans the colorful flamboyant 50’s and grimmer realistic 60’s, it’s also a damn nifty TOURNAMENT MOVIE! The tournament is one of the strongest devices in martial arts cinema. It’s single … Continued
Yes, indeedy! One year ago today, I posted the first content on Vintage Ninja. 200+ posts, hundreds of pictures and thousands of readers later, I’m pretty damn happy with where everything stands. I’m no web wizard, but the site is … Continued
Looked at some Taiwanese / HK stuff last time, and people get testy when I stray to the Chinese side of shinobi cinema, so I’ll boomerang things right back with some tried and true Raizo Ichikawa. Speaking of Raizo, I’ve … Continued
Two pub stills / lobby cards from the Spanish market release of the Taiwanse Wu Tang vs. Ninja or Ninja Hunter as it is know here. This is a pretty good piece of Mandarin ninjasploitation, with lots of colorful characters, … Continued
Ukido Ninja Warriors is a nice new line of well-researched and superbly executed ninja collectibles distributed out of Australia. Pictured here is the assortment of 3.5″ figures, but the same designs are available as keychains, and imprinted on wallets, journals … Continued
Thanks to Roy Ware of the awesome Black Sun blog for sending me this: Yes, shinobi cheezy-poofs! Getting my ass down to Little Tokyo grocers right f’n now! Meanwhile, check out Roy’s great feature on Gekko Kamen up right now, … Continued
My pal Lili Chin is the bomb! She bought these for me on a recent vacation to Japan. Obviously “inspired by” Sonny Chiba’s Hattori Hanzo in Kage no Gundan. I was shocked when these actually fit my gaijin yeti feet. … Continued