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Watari

10 Sep 2010

WATARI press stills (Part 2)

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

Pre-pubescent axe-weilding hero Watari goes through standard shinobi like shit through a goose, but things get a lot dicier when he encounters a  bizarre rogues gallery of super-powered villains. Further Reading: I wrote a short plug for this film on … Continued

Maki Fuyukichi, Shirato Sanpei, Watari
9 Sep 2010

WATARI press stills (Part 1)

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

Scored some 4×6″ B&W press stills from Toei’s 1966 mess of a masterpiece Watari the Ninja Boy (Daininjutsu eiga Watari). Depending on one’s previous knowledge of the Shirato Sanpei manga and where you stand on magical superhero ninjutsu vs. grim … Continued

Maki Fuyukichi, Shirato Sanpei, Watari
21 Mar 2010

Great WATARI stuff…

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

…over at the fired-out-of-a-cannon blog Ultra Guro (again)! Tons more over there, too. God I love this movie…

Watari
25 Oct 2009

Coming soon: Watari and Watari…

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

Somehow, it’s the last week of October… Time flies when you’re running around in an Oni mask like a maniac. Actually, some mid-month travel put a dent in what I wanted to be a more prolific output for MONSTERS AND … Continued

Akakage, Lion Maru, Maki Fuyukichi, Monsters and Masks 2009, Watari

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