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Monsters and Masks 2010

The best VN Halloween/monster features in one easy list!
25 Oct 2015

The best VN Halloween/monster features in one easy list!

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

One wouldn’t normally think of a site like this for creepy and monster-y Halloween content, but man over the years we have BROUGHT IT! Here’s a one-stop-shopping list of Vintage Ninja‘s finest “Monsters and Masks” features: The Demon of Mt. … Continued

Monster vs. Ninja Month, Monsters and Masks 2009, Monsters and Masks 2010, Monsters and Masks 2011
31 Oct 2010

Oh ALIEN VS. NINJA, I knew you wouldn’t let me down…

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

I’m delighted – DEE-LIGHTED – to wrap up Monsters and Masks Month 2010 with an early review of Sushi Typhoon’s Alien vs. Ninja from action auteurs Seiji Chiba and Yuji Shimomura. This thing’s been a big hit at film festivals the … Continued

ALIEN VS. NINJA, Monsters and Masks 2010
30 Oct 2010

Ancient Astronauts and Stone Age Samurai in ZIPANG (part 2)

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

Alright, so Japan’s burliest sword goon and the cutest pistol-packin’ bounty huntress EVER have been whisked away to the magical land of gold along with a hundred ninja, their spy master, a circus troop and a lunatic cave man. Time … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2010, Zipang
29 Oct 2010

Ancient Astronauts and Stone Age Samurai in ZIPANG (part 1)

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

Colorful, crazy. Ambitious as hell. All over the place. Fun. Frustrating… All describe Kaizo Hayashi‘s 1990 epic  Zipang, a positively wacked-out genre bending inter-dimensional adventure littered with exotic warriors and fantastic costumes. This thing is either hitting on every beat … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2010, Zipang
26 Oct 2010

JAGUMA in depth

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

The hit of last year’s Monsters and Masks Month was the aging collection of press stills from the 1961 Toei programmer Strike of the Jaguma (Kaiju Jaguma no Moshu). So this year I thought we’d take an in-depth look at the … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2010, Satomi Kotaro, Strike of the Jaguma
23 Oct 2010

Werewolves on Wires (Part 2)

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

A cheaper and more hastily produced sequel, Kibakichi 2 forgoes the wolf vs. samurai clan and whole village of monsters caliber of storyline in favor of a one-on-one conflict between the fanged hero and a female survivor of his same … Continued

kibakichi, Monsters and Masks 2010
21 Oct 2010

Werewolves on Wires (Part 1)

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

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 this promising follow-up to … Continued

kibakichi, Monsters and Masks 2010
19 Oct 2010

KARASUTENGU KABUTO manga

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

Is there a more perfectly 80’s manga creator than Buichi Terasawa? His art – augmented by then fledgling computer graphics – oozes MTV, Nagel, neon, hair products. His samurai wore suit jackets with the sleeves pulled up; traditional garb filtered … Continued

1:6 Scale, Buichi Terasawa, Karasutengu Kabuto, Monsters and Masks 2010
16 Oct 2010

More from DEAD RINGO

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

Many thanks to Eddie Mort for giving us some monster-ific shots from his in-development animated series Dead Ringo. This stuff is drawn from inspiration like The Samurai, Dororo and a huge stack of old ninja movies borrowed from yours truly, … Continued

DEAD RINGO, Monsters and Masks 2010
14 Oct 2010

Oni-masked villainess in EDO O KIRU V

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

Meet the “Demon Yasha” gang – a group of oni-themed, ninja-garbed, thieves and killers being chased down by one of feudal Edo’s many secret police forces in Edo O Kiru V. If you’re unfamiliar with 70’s and 80’s period cop … Continued

Edo O Kiru, Monsters and Masks 2010, Onmitsu, Purple Hood

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