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25 Oct 2013

MONSTER VS. NINJA MONTH: Toad magic of the silent era in JIRAIYA

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

This 1921 silent movie might just be the first time the legend of Jiraiya was put on film. It could also well-be the first time giant toad and snake magic with special effects transformations appeared on screen, four decades before … Continued

Jiraiya, Monster vs. Ninja Month
22 Oct 2013

MONSTER VS. NINJA MONTH: Werewolves on wires in KIBAKICHI

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

(Originally published October 2010) A raggedy, reticent ronin meandering through the dusty Japanese wasteland letting his sword do the talking. Sounds all too familiar, but this particular bushido bum has a secret! Yep, he’s a mother fuckin’ werewolf!!! 2004 saw … Continued

kibakichi, Monster vs. Ninja Month
18 Oct 2013

MONSTER VS. NINJA MONTH: Kaiju galore in MAGIC SERPENT

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

Originally published in two parts, October 2009) Kairyu Daikessen was a 1966 Toei fusion of ninja revenge and giant monster magic. It delivered in spades on both fronts and was a fantastic movie. Then it was picked up by American … Continued

kaiju, Magic Serpent, Monster vs. Ninja Month
15 Oct 2013

MONSTER VS. NINJA MONTH: The stop-motion monsters of MAJIN HUNTER MITSURUGI

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

An oddity among the tokusatsu status quo is the 1973 12-episode series Majin Hunter Mitsurugi, mainly for its use of stop-motion animation instead of stuntmen in rubber suits. It has its other quirks too, though, such as the heroes: Sure, … Continued

Majin Hunter Mitsurugi, Monster vs. Ninja Month
11 Oct 2013

MONSTER VS. NINJA MONTH: Sword girl dispatches demons in SAKUYA YOKAIDEN

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

(Originally published October 2010) It’s more than ten years old, watches as good as the day it was made, and is arguably still the best yokai stuff ever filmed. Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (Sakuya Yokaiden) has its detractors, but I … Continued

Monster vs. Ninja Month, Sakuya Yokaiden, yokai
6 Oct 2013

MONSTER vs. NINJA MONTH: Creatures galore in two versions of SATOMI HAKKENDEN

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 3

Welcome to VN’s take on Halloween, a look back at the best monster-related posts from our renowned MONSTERS AND MASKS MONTHS going all the way back to 2009. Let’s call it MONSTER VS. NINJA MONTH, shall we? We’ll be revisiting … Continued

Monster vs. Ninja Month, Satomi Hakkenden
28 Sep 2013

Take the List Challenges!

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

Working an intensified day job schedule with two big side gigs concurrent right now, so sadly I can’t spend the time I want to in the ninja mines, however I did steal a few minutes away to create a couple … Continued

15 Sep 2013

Croatian Clamshells

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

A reader recently sent me these VHS shell inserts from Croatian market ninja releases. Click to enlarge the glory of the good bad art…

VHS art
31 Aug 2013

Anyone? ANYONE???

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

The Ninja Murders? Yeah, I never heard of it either…   Sadly, this is not a mis-cast adaptation of Andrew B. Suhrer’s book of the same name that explores assassinations in the Japanese feudal era. Rather it’s a 1993 ‘true-crime’ TV movie, … Continued

THE NINJA MURDERS
4 Jul 2013

Happy AMERICAN NINJA Day!

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

There’s no better way to celebrate the birth of the USA than by looking back at a low-budget exploitation flick based on a Japanese martial art, produced by Israelis, shot in the Philippines. READ ON, FELLOW PATRIOTS: The seminal film … Continued

AMERICAN NINJA, Michael Dudikoff

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