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More good Blu news for 2016!
10 Jan 2016

More good Blu news for 2016!

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

Well, it took 30 some odd years but we’re finally getting close to having all the classic Sho Kosugi fare well represented on home video. Arrow’s superb sounding release of Pray for Death hasn’t even shipped yet and they’ve already … Continued

RAGE OF HONOR, Scott Glenn, Sho Kosugi, THE CHALLENGE, Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune: Ninja???
31 Mar 2011

Toshiro Mifune: Ninja???

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 2

Everyone knows Toshiro Mifune, right? Shogun, warlord, admiral, ronin. But who knew he once played a ninja!?!? Born on this day in 1920, let’s celebrate Mifune’s birthday with a look at a lesser-known chapter of his storied career – two ninja … Continued

Hiroshi Inagaki, Jubei Yagyu, Toshiro Mifune, YAGYU SECRET SCROLLS

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