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TACFEST III Review: Shane Kosugi’s SEEK Brings The Ninja Fever Back In a Notable Directorial Debut

Having inherited a name as Kosugi, always associated to Ninja badassery, thanks to the immortality of celluloid. It was inevitable that the sons of one of the big responsables of the Ninja fever that infected the world during the 80’s, were going to follow his steps and try to keep the ninja legacy still alive. We all know that Ninjas make everything cooler. “Seek” marks the directorial debut of Shane Kosugi, after a whole life in front of the camera on film and television, to bring us a story with old-fashioned flavor, that follows a Ninja agent from a ninja secret organization called Seek, who’s requested by his superior to save a fellow agent that’s been kidnapped by a rival organization and in the meantime, recover a new highly explosive liquid called “RDX@” to stop a ruthless Yakuza leader. But things won’t go as planned. Shane shakes a good cocktail […]

KUNOICHI HUNTERS (2014) – A Slice Of Love And Death By Asami

Mike Garcia

A female ninja assassin is assigned the mission to assesinate a feudal lord and steal an important scroll from him. After having successfully accomplished her mission, she becomes the prey in a suicidal escape in which she only longs with finding a lost love from the past. Kunoichi Hunters is a low budget ninja exploitation directed and written by Hidemi Noto,that displays a really intriguing and twisted plot, with a script that plays with the narrative structure that Kurosawa made popular in “Rashomon” (1950), telling a story from different points of view, adding some really well made sword fighting sequences, where Asami shines as screen fighter, and a torrid lesbian romance full of erotism that lead us to the conclusion that love can be the road to all kind of perdition. Asami becomes in some kind of female version of Kamui (anyone remember that wonderful anime from 1969?), showcasing an […]

NINJA/NINJA 2 Blu-Ray Double Feature Coming This March!

Lee B. Golden III

Whether on the streets of New York City or in the jungles of Burma, modern-day Ninjutsu warrior Casey Bowman has seen his share of adventures, laden with action, romance ultimate bloody vengeance. Such is that of the role portrayed by martial arts action powerhouse Scott Adkins in the 2009 martial arts action thriller, Ninja, and its 2013 sequel, Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear. Both films are among a longer and memorable shared work history between Adkins and director Isaac Florentine who are continuing their legacy right now with the production of Close Range. With that in mind, it brings to curiosity whether Florentine‘s accomplishment in reintroducing action films stylistic of classic 80’s and 90’s ninja movies for today’s niche will see a third in place, and I for one hope to see that happen. In the meantime, both first and second parts are expected to arrive in the form of […]