Vintage Ninja https://vintageninja.net Old ninja movies, comics, toys, weapons and more... Sun, 31 May 2026 03:43:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://vintageninja.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-VN512-WPicon-32x32.jpg Vintage Ninja https://vintageninja.net 32 32 Be very quiet, we’re hunting ninja… TWICE https://vintageninja.net/be-very-quiet-were-hunting-ninja-twice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-very-quiet-were-hunting-ninja-twice Sun, 31 May 2026 03:43:00 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10670 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

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]]> Giant Chinese Shinobi, Stripper Ninjutsu and the Ninja Who Met Geronimo https://vintageninja.net/giant-chinese-shinobi-stripper-ninjutsu-and-the-ninja-who-met-geronimo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giant-chinese-shinobi-stripper-ninjutsu-and-the-ninja-who-met-geronimo Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:06:58 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10647 Been absolutely swamped with secret shadow work in the ninja field since the start of the year, no time for new features alas, but I did want to throw flowers at some superb disc releases of late. CHALLENGE OF THE … Continued

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]]> Talking ninja movies with Fanatical Dragon https://vintageninja.net/talking-ninja-movies-with-fanatical-dragon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=talking-ninja-movies-with-fanatical-dragon Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:15:05 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10634 I had a blast talking ninja movies and their actual place in the larger martial arts realm with East Asian cinema expert and frequent disc commentator The Fanatical Dragon. It’s looooong, and honestly primarily audio in nature (who wants to … Continued

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]]> Ink, Paper and Shadows: A Look At Vintage Japanese Ninja Books https://vintageninja.net/ink-paper-and-shadows-a-look-at-vintage-japanese-ninja-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ink-paper-and-shadows-a-look-at-vintage-japanese-ninja-books Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:49:42 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10518 There were a hundred or more movies and TV shows delivering a consistent, almost branded, ninja idiom in Japan during their 60s craze. Entering 2026, we have access to more of that astounding vintage media than ever before, and posterity … Continued

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]]> REVIEW — Sasuke: The Complete Television Series https://vintageninja.net/review-sasuke-the-complete-television-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-sasuke-the-complete-television-series Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:47:13 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10496 We’ve been basking in a Golden Age of 1960s-era Japanese ninja media becoming available for the first time in English, and this awesome run continues with a bang as AnimEigo is now shipping the 3-disc blu of Shirato Sanpei‘s 1968 … Continued

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]]> A Random VN Video Recommendation Dump https://vintageninja.net/a-random-vn-video-recommendation-dump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-random-vn-video-recommendation-dump Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:08:07 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10481 While I’ve had all sorts of cool-ass ninjering going on in the shadows, I still can’t reveal anything, and its been too long without a post. So here’s some superlative vids that have come along lately, some of which I’ve … Continued

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]]> Much Ninjering Going On, Some in Secret… https://vintageninja.net/much-ninjering-going-on-some-in-secret/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=much-ninjering-going-on-some-in-secret Fri, 11 Jul 2025 05:07:22 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10437 So where have I been? True story… on my way to posting new features I was attacked by ninjas and they ate my homework! But seriously, in the ‘good problem to have’ vein, occasionally you don’t have time to write … Continued

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]]> 1917… A Good Year For Ninja? https://vintageninja.net/1917-a-good-year-for-ninja/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1917-a-good-year-for-ninja Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:27:49 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10192 If you lived through the 1980s ninja craze, an un-welcomed bi-product of all that wicked awesomeness was the negative media attention it often attracted, including critical malcontents from within. How many times did you read or hear some sentiment along … Continued

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]]> A Japanese Take on America’s Ninja Boom https://vintageninja.net/a-japanese-take-on-americas-ninja-boom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-japanese-take-on-americas-ninja-boom Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:28:29 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10364 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

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]]> Ninja in NEWSWEEK https://vintageninja.net/ninja-in-newsweek/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ninja-in-newsweek Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:26:49 +0000 https://vintageninja.net/?p=10354 Here’s an obscure little ditty from a 1964 issue of Newsweek magazine — a mini-spotlight on Japan’s ninja boom as part of the international round-up section of the issue. Presented here in it’s entirety for your reading pleasure: Note the … Continued

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