“It is a typical case of ninjutsu fake news, citing a historical incident, shoving ninja into it, and shrugging if no-one was left alive to confirm the claim. Shinobi no Mono demands that the viewer accept its central conceit – as if a newly made Robin Hood movie wanted everyone to agree he was also a vampire.”

Over at the Radiance Films substack, they have reprinted my booklet essay on the Shinobi no Mono films from the now unavailable collectors edition.