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10 Jan 2010

The Illustrated Sho Kosugi

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

In the 80’s, Sho Kosugi posed for over 73 billion photos in full night gear, laden with weapons, in magazines like Black Belt, Ninja, even Karate Illustrated and Inside Kung Fu. Yet when it comes to movie and video game ad … Continued

9 DEATHS OF THE NINJA, Enter the Ninja, Kosugi, Kosugi Kick, Pray for Death, REVENGE OF THE NINJA, VHS art, vintage magazines
28 Dec 2009

Scanning around some other sites…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

More VHS clamshell art, via DRILLPOP: Formal from an Onmitsu Doshin wedding or the Demon Spies prom? A baffling image via the amazing Black and WTF photoblog: A review of this nifty capsule figure of Sega video game kunoichi Hibana over … Continued

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1 Aug 2009

Konoe’s Jubei

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

Found at the superb photo-blog DRILLPOP. Great VHS clamshell art from the 1963 flick Yagyu Bugeicho: Kengo Midare Gumo (aka Yagyu Chronicles 7: The Cloud of Disorder). This prolific B&W ninja series starring Jushiro Konoe is just great, track these down… My … Continued

Jubei Yagyu, Jushiro Konoe, VHS art

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