Ninja Gari - Vintage Ninja

30 May 2026

Be very quiet, we’re hunting ninja… TWICE

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 8 - News & Notes | 0

I had the immense pleasure once again of guesting on The Heroes Three podcast, this time talking all things THE NINJA HUNT. Considered by many to be the darkest and grittiest of the dark-and-gritty 1960s Japanese ninja wave, this is … Continued

4 Nov 2010

9 Essentials of 60s B&W Shinobi Cinema

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 7

Part of Wildgrounds’ 2010 Japanese Cinema Blogathon The first cinema-based ‘Ninja Craze’ in Japan is pretty well defined by the decade in which it took place – the 1960s. Yes, there were enormously popular manga, highly rated anime on TV, … Continued