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Dreamscape trivia: Ninja poster in Tommy Ray's room

posted 7 years ago by kondef
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Hi all,

Every time I see this movie, I want to know what movie the black and white ninja poster in Tommy Ray's room is from.

There's a fake looking Bruce Lee poster, and then the black and white poster with red kanji.

http://kondef.com/wordup/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dreamscape.png

I'm a collector of vintage Japanese movie posters, and this one is so iconic. Would love any help finding it!

Thanks

[–] wordsatplaytoday 7 years ago

Could have been made just for the movie.

Good luck on your search!

Let me know if I'm on your ignore list.
Thanx!

[–] TheHungryAndAngryShow 7 years ago

I am going to try and find a better image, so I can try and translate the words. If you find one first post it here.

[–] kondef 7 years ago

My best guess is that it's a promotional poster for Sho Kosugi's Enter The Ninja (1981), but I have yet to find an exact duplicate of the image.

This one is quite similar though: http://www.listal.com/viewimage/1224016

[–] TheHungryAndAngryShow 7 years ago

You are correct, the kanji is exactly the same, so that's the movie poster, most likely the Japanese one. I couldn't find the exact one either, but I just did a quick search. I thought it looked like a Cannon release!

[–] kondef 7 years ago

Thanks so much for your help! Much appreciated.

Now to set some saved searches on eBay! :D

[–] TheHungryAndAngryShow 7 years ago

No worries, that was much less time than I spent trying to identify a 1958 Japanese magazine cover. I think I spent 5+ hours trying to translate that and figure out what it was. Turns out it was a Japanese S&M magazine that was started in 1956.

[–] kondef 7 years ago

Wow! That sounds pretty amazing. Did you just ID it or did you find a copy of it?

[–] TheHungryAndAngryShow 7 years ago

A friend found a copy online of the cover, he posted it on facebook, and there was a debate on if it was Chinese or Japanese, as they use many of the same characters. Then the debate on the name and what it was, an ad for a movie or a magazine, etc etc. I did find a place that does sell them sometimes, but I am guessing they are pretty rare. I am trying to collect LESS stuff, not more, I have more than enough stuff in storage to last a lifetime.

[–] kondef 7 years ago

Haha, I know the feeling! Well thanks again and good luck with the collecting habit :D