Skip to Main Content
Vintage Ninja Vintage Ninja

Latest Posts

10 Jul 2009

FUJIMARU book-n-record (PART 1)

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles | 0

Growing up in the pre-home video era often meant the only way to relive your favorite movie or TV property was the now extinct book-n-record. I positively wore out my GI Joe, Frankenstein and Planet of the Apes comic book / … Continued

Fujimaru, Shirato Sanpei
6 Jul 2009

Dear various network suits…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

…please greenlight this now! NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!! FWAK!’s Dead Ringo developmental project

DEAD RINGO
30 Jun 2009

Airborne combat in LEGEND OF KAMUI

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 1

With the movie pending, I’m re-reading and re-loving Shirato Sanpei‘s second run of Kamui manga. The godfather of ninja comics debuted the character in 1964, then re-imagined the property as a more grown up and severe manga in the 80’s. Kamui … Continued

kamui, Shirato Sanpei
30 Jun 2009

A ‘Tonbei the Mist’ primer

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 13

Once upon a time, there was a ground-breaking Japanese TV series called Onmitsu Kenshin (or Onmitsu kenshi), starring Koichi Ose as Shintaro, wandering samurai detective protecting his half-brother the Shogun from various conspiracies and assassins. It was popular in Japan, but when … Continued

Maki Fuyukichi, The Samurai, Tonbei
29 Jun 2009

“Ninjas All Over the Place”

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

TORMENT is not having enough wall space to display all the cool art and vintage posters in your collection, and friends, I am a tormented soul. I’ve got enough ninja movie posters to wallpaper my place twice over, more than … Continued

25 Jun 2009

Animeigo trailer for Shinobi-no-Mono 4

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

This really is the best time ever to be a ninja fan in the U.S. – Animeigo’s releases going strong! We have a permanent BUY link at the left for these titles.

Raizo Ichikawa, Shinobi no Mono
24 Jun 2009

Chinese flyer for “Black Ninja”

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 5 - Art and Advertising | 1

Sepia-tone 2-sided flyer for the Ryutaro Otomo ninja vehicle Maboroshi Kurozukin Yamine Toku-Kage (can’t confirm that title or translate, although the words for black hood, phantom, and shadow are in there…) from Singapore – possibly late 60’s? Enjoy some whacked-out … Continued

Ryutaro Otomo
19 Jun 2009

SENGOKU YARO – Warring Clans

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 5

Okamoto Kihachi‘s (Sword of Doom, Kiru!) 1963 ninja classic Sengoku Yaro is a real blast – a  superb mix of comedy and combat, peppered with some rather outré fight scenes, a jazzy score by Masaru Sato that keeps you on your toes, and a super … Continued

Thai press kits, Warring Clans
19 Jun 2009

Visionary character design

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 5

Mining through various Japanese fan blogs brings about two things in me: 1.) I soooo wish I could read kanji… and 2.) I find amazing scans of vintage manga covers, like the below! I believe these are all by the … Continued

Shirato Sanpei
17 Jun 2009

The kunoichi of KAGE

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

Chisa Yokoyama and Airi Yoshihama and nifty in the highly recommended short film KAGE, now available for viewing online. Read about it in here…

Japan Action Club, Kage, Kosugi

Posts pagination

« 1 … 57 58 59 60 61 »

Welcome to VINTAGE NINJA — dedicated to old ninja media from Japan’s 60s boom to the 80s American exploitation craze, and beyond — with a ton of ninja movies, vintage toys, comics, and sharp pointy stuff thrown in for good measure.

This site is 100% free of AI-generated editorial or visual content.

Read the Definitive History:

50+ Japanese ninja movies reviewed

Categories

  • 1 – Film and TV
  • 2 – Books and Manga
  • 3 – Toys and Merch
  • 4 – Collectibles
  • 5 – Art and Advertising
  • 6 – History and Martial Arts
  • 7 – Ninja Miscelany
  • 8 – News & Notes

Pages

  • About us
  • Contact
  • Some Commonly Used Terms
  • Welcome…

All original content is ©2025 Keith J. Rainville.