È passato molto tempo dall'ultima
racconta ninjesca, ma d'altra parte - esaurito il grosso della produzione due-in-uno reperibile di
Godfrey Ho - è difficile trovare qualcosa di adeguato.
Prima di iniziare, un pensiero commosso va a
David Carradine, che se ne è andato da vero eroe (vedere alla voce
"cose che non vorresti essere trovato morto mentre le fai" - il combattere sette segrete ninja, intendo...
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But now... ninja reprint once again!
- Wu Tang vs. Ninja: titolo menzognero per un film imperdibile; risate malvagie, tappeti volanti ed odontoiatria fai-da-te! Recuperatelo.
- Leopard Fist Ninja: un film "singolo" del nostro Godfrey; piuttosto doloroso, ma la presenza di Jack Lam è sempre una garanzia (di film pessimo, intendo).
- Revenge Of The Drunken Master: drunken sul serio, questo film del signor Ho; pungiglioni, maestri morti e colpi segreti all'ombelico. Meritevole.
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger: forse sempre di Godfrey Ho o forse no; nel complesso alquanto doloroso, ma chi sopravviverà verrà premiato con scene imperdibili: autocombustione di giornaletti porno mediavali, tette annulla-poteri e sicuramente molto altro che il mio cervello si è rifiutato di ricordare - e poi ci sono Jack Lam e Dragon Lee! Maneggiare con cautela (il giornaletto porno medievale, intendo).
- City Ninja: probabilmente non si tratta di una Ho-production, ma chi ci capisce qualcosa? Film eccelso, con pugili tisici, asiatici pettinati alla Beatles e sesso in ogni dove. Farà male, ma è da vedere, anche a costo di uccidere l'uomo con la ceralacca in testa pur di procurarselo.
- Ninja Phantom Heroes: ancora un Ho incomprensibile a livelli patologici; il ninja ben vestito merita, ma per il resto è paragonabile solo ad un'esperienza di quasi-morte. Solo per stomaci forti.
- Dragon Lee vs The Five Brothers: un film travolgente; grandi combattimenti, trama delirante, Uomini Morenti® e Dragon Lee che salta come un grillo. Da vedere.
Fuori dal filone orientale e/o prettamente d'arti marziali, non posso non citare:
- Fist of the North Star: cast stellare per il film definitivo sulla violenza di fine secolo di cui tutti noi vorremmo essere vittime! UATTÀ!
- Turkish Star Wars: no dai, sul serio...
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- Quattro Carogne A Malopasso: signore e signori... il film che vi farà diventare dei cowboy. O dei mafiosi. O più probabilmente entrambe le cose. Vera leggenda del trash italiano, non potete sottrarvi a Quattro Carogne A Malopasso (provincia di Trapani).
Ninjoy, my friends!
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Carradine, David
Nome di battesimo: Carradine, John Arthur
Data di nascita: 8 December 1936
Data di morte: 3 June 2009
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Coniuge: Annie Bierman::(26 December 2004 - 3 June 2009) (his death), Marina Anderson::(20 February 1998 - 12 December 2001) (divorced), Gail Jensen::(4 December 1988 - 1997) (divorced), Linda Gilbert::(2 February 1977 - 1983) (divorced) 1 child, Donna Lee Becht::(29 December 1960 - 1968) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:David Carradine was the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine and he presided over an acting family that included brothers Keith Carradine, and 'Robert Carradine' as well as his daughters Calista Carradine, Kansas Carradine and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. He was born in Hollywood and educated at San Francisco State College, where he studied music theory and composition. It was while writing music for the Drama Department's annual revues that he discovered his own passion for the stage, joining a Shakespearean repertory company and learning his craft on his feet. After a two-year stint in the army, he found work in New York as a commercial artist and later found fame on Broadway in "The Deputy" and "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" opposite Christopher Plummer. With that experience he returned to Hollywood, landing the short-lived TV series "Shane" (1966) before being tapped to star opposite Barbara Hershey in Martin Scorsese's first Hollywood film, Boxcar Bertha (1972). The iconic "Kung Fu" (1972) followed, catapulting Carradine to superstardom for the next three years, until he left the series to pursue his film career. That career included more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). "Kung Fu" also received seven Emmy nominations in its first season, including one for Carradine as Best Actor. In addition he won the People's Prize at the Cannes Film Festival's "Director's Fortnight" for his work on Americana (1983), and a second Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in "North and South" (1985). Among his other most notable film credits were Gray Lady Down (1978), Mean Streets (1973), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Long Goodbye (1973), The Serpent's Egg (1977) and Circle of Iron (1978). He recently returned to the screen in what could be his greatest performance to date, playing the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (Miramax), for which he received his fourth Golden Globe nomination. Carradine also continued his devotion to music, and he recorded some 60 tracks from various musical genres and sung in several movies. He made his home in Los Angeles with his fifth wife Annie, her four children and their two dogs. He was found dead in Bangkok, Thailand on 3rd June 2009 aged 72.
Trivia random: Because of his look, his stint on the TV series "Kung Fu" (1972) and his fascination with Eastern philosophies, people often assume that he is at least part Asian. He isn't.
Citazione random: [on his late friend and one-time co-star, Brandon Lee] He was always giving 110%, and it produced a light in the eyes, which is what you look for in movies.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Lee, Dragon
Nome di battesimo: Yaksysnyi, Vyachaslev
Data di nascita: 1940
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Has a chain of cinemas in Korea.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Ho, Godfrey
Nome di battesimo: Ho, Chi Kueng
Data di nascita: 1948
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: He is considered a master of B-movie Hong Kong actioners. However, a number of his movies are Z-grade movies made with a "cut-and-paste" technique. He would shoot footage for one movie, often using Caucasian actors for exportation, then edit the scenes into several other movies, mixing them with footage from old, unfinished or unreleased Asian movies (using Thai as well as Chinese or Filipino footage), then trying to make the story somewhat coherent through dubbing and voice-overs. He would then have four or five movies (of rock-bottom quality, of course) while having spent the budget of one.
Citazione random: "I used to be a movie maker. Now I am teaching people to make movies. It really makes me glad when my students are happily showing me their works. Only if you've been through the whole process, can you understand how satisfactory and delightful it is."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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Great post, keep up the good work!
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