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31 Mar 2010

Get a degree in ‘Golden Ninja Warrior’

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

Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about the Godfrey Ho/Jeseph Lai/IFD/Richard Harrison category of  ‘cut together’ or ‘mash-up’ ninja films can be found at Jesus Manuel‘s bi-lingual blog The Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles. Jesus is a … Continued

Godfrey Ho, Golden Ninja Warrior, Joseph Lai/IFD, Richard Harrison
30 Mar 2010

IGA NO KAGEMARU laserdisc inserts: Part 2

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

Additional images from the inserts of the laserdisc of the 1963 “Kagaemaru of Iga” live action film: See more at Black Sun. Visit the creator’s official website (Japanese) here, with some great manga cover galleries under the “Published” link. Buy … Continued

Hiroki Matsukata, Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
28 Mar 2010

IGA NO KAGEMARU laserdisc inserts: Part 1

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

Inspired by Shonen King‘s excellent work over at Black Sun, here’s some of the stills from the inserts of Toho’s Iga no Kagemaru laserdisc: More coming tomorrow. In the meantime, buy the really fun 1963 film at Kurotokagi.

Hiroki Matsukata, Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
27 Mar 2010

Great KAGEMARU stuff, too!

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

See, I get busy with day jobs, tax prep and real life shit, and all these other sites start kicking my ass… I just love the Black Sun blog, but he’s above and beyond awesome this week with a great … Continued

Kagemaru, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
21 Mar 2010

Great WATARI stuff…

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

…over at the fired-out-of-a-cannon blog Ultra Guro (again)! Tons more over there, too. God I love this movie…

Watari
16 Mar 2010

Eyes that melt, eyes that kill!

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

Via a nifty article on mind control gimmicks in 80’s TV at the Dinner With Max Jenke blog: What about the supreme hamster? (Thanks to Dave Buscemi)

Kosugi, The Master
13 Mar 2010

Unknown Hoods – Part 3

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

I have three antique sepia-toned photos from Japan featuring ninja and hooded heroes that neither I nor the sellers I liberated them from can identify. Anyone who helps me out will get a giant toad’s worth of gratitude from both … Continued

vintage photos
12 Mar 2010

Unknown Hoods – Part 2

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

I have three antique sepia-toned photos from Japan featuring ninja and hooded heroes that neither I nor the sellers I liberated them from can identify. Anyone who helps me out will get a giant toad’s worth of gratitude from both … Continued

vintage photos
11 Mar 2010

Unknown Hoods – Part 1

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 2

I have three antique sepia-toned photos from Japan featuring ninja and hooded heroes that neither I nor the sellers I liberated them from can identify. Anyone who helps me out will get a giant toad’s worth of gratitude from both … Continued

CASTLE OF OWLS, vintage photos
10 Mar 2010

You KNOW this one is going to be goofy as hell…

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

OK, so maybe we are in another ninja boom… Mask of the Ninja, Ninja Assassin, Ninja, and coming soon from the minds behind Death Trance is this piece of sublime shinobi-sploitation: Looks like ‘Ninja Gaiden vs. The Loch Ness Monster.’ Sign … Continued

ALIEN VS. NINJA

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