A Japanese Take on America’s Ninja Boom

27 Dec 2024

A Japanese Take on America’s Ninja Boom

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

Around 15 years ago I scored some souvenir movie programs and marketing flyers from Japan, mostly to get ahold of a Ninja III: The Domination piece. While it didn’t present any sort of new imagery or info, I was fascinated … Continued

19 Nov 2010

Martial and marital arts in HEROES OF THE EAST

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

OK, so we all love martial arts movies, but what does that term actually mean? Are what we think of as martial arts films actually about martial arts? A lot of martial artists aren’t genre film fans themselves, gratuitous fights … Continued

Yasu Kurata