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Talking MAGIC SERPENT on “Nerd Lunch”
4 Dec 2017

Talking MAGIC SERPENT on “Nerd Lunch”

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

I take any chance I can get to turn folks on to the ninja / kaiju genre-bender Magic Serpent (Kairyu Daikessen, aka Dragon Showdown and many other retitles), so when the invite came from Paxton and Jeeg to co-chair the … Continued

Hiroki Matsukata, Magic Serpent, Ryutaro Otomo, toad magic
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
16 Dec 2010

One that got away…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

This 15×20″ Nakazuri size original Japanese market release poster for Kairyu Diakessen – beloved to us as Magic Serpent – just went for about a bill on eBay. Having overspent this holiday season, I tapped out of the bidding early. … Continued

Magic Serpent
1 Oct 2010

A little MAGIC SERPENT to start things off

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

Surely the apex of shinobi-kaiju cinema, Magic Serpent (for the Sandy Frank/AIP-exposed) or Kairyu Dai-Kessen, is a no brainer to start of Monsters and Masks 2010! This is a staged publicity shot, you rarely if ever get that clear a … Continued

Hiroki Matsukata, kaiju, Magic Serpent, Ryutaro Otomo, toad magic
16 Oct 2009

MAGIC SERPENT (part 2)

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

The main-event of Kairyu Daikessen is an extended kaiju beatdown between dragon and toad, with a castle destroyed in the process. Kairyu Daikessen is actually more available now than it ever was back in the day. Beautiful widescreen subtitled editions … Continued

Hiroki Matsukata, kaiju, Magic Serpent, Monsters and Masks 2009, Ryutaro Otomo, toad magic, vinyl
15 Oct 2009

The unsung kaiju-ninja epic MAGIC SERPENT (part 1)

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

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 International Pictures for English-language distribution, and has … Continued

Hiroki Matsukata, kaiju, Magic Serpent, Monsters and Masks 2009, Ryutaro Otomo

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