Podcasts about Kosugi

Ninja films were a huge sub-genre for the straight-to-video market in the '80s. After the success of Enter the Ninja, Sho Kosugi became the go-to ninja master and the face of the Ninja craze. Join us as we Enter the Kosugi and discuss four of his films: Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, Pray for Death, and 9 Deaths of the Ninja on this month's episode of My Dad's Video Store!Original Music and episode audio mastering by Beau Hitt. Check out more of Beau's music at the link below.https://spoti.fi/3OcxTMSFollow us on :FacebookInstagramLetterboxd

Kane Kosugi is an action star known for films like Muscle Heat, Ninja Shadow of a Tear, and the Kamen Rider series. His work in action films in Hong Kong, Japan, America, Korea, and Thailand makes him one of the most versatile action stars in the business. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467559/ Edited by Milan Swagers Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5 Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319 Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com Blog: www.ericjacobus.com Timestamps: 0:00:58 Early influences 0:06:07 Martial arts training 0:10:53 Later inspirations 0:12:27 Kane's early film work 0:15:29 Working with the Japan Action Club 0:21:47 Breakdancing 0:25:32 Meeting Jackie chan 0:30:05 Muscle Heat (2002) 0:33:51 Rehearsals, or on the spot choreo? 0:39:27 Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear (2013) 0:43:34 Timeless (2009) 0:51:07 The Korean Action Style 0:56:25 Adjusting to different styles 1:02:35 Working with camera angles 1:05:42 Learning to look at yourself 1:08:11 Working with Mark Dacascos 1:09:46 Kane's viewing habits 1:11:42 Fatherhood 1:15:45 The future of Japanese action 1:22:06 Defining the Japanese action style

Kane Kosugi is an action star known for films like Muscle Heat, Ninja Shadow of a Tear, and the Kamen Rider series. His work in action films in Hong Kong, Japan, America, Korea, and Thailand makes him one of the most versatile action stars in the business. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467559/ Edited by Milan Swagers Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5 Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319 Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com Blog: www.ericjacobus.com

Und wir sind zurück im Themenmonat, auch wenn's ein anderer Monat ist, der sich jedoch glücklicherweise genauso für das tolle Wortspiel im Titel anbietet. Dieses Mal widmen wir uns dem Film, der im Westen die gesamte Ninja-Welle der 80er Jahre los trat, sowie seinen beiden Nachfolger mit dem selben Star, Shō Kosugi. Die Rede ist von "Ninja - Die Killermaschine" (Enter The Ninja), "Die Rückkehr der Ninja" (Revenge Of The Ninja) und "Die Herrschaft der Ninja" (Ninja III-The Domination), drei höchst unterschiedliche Actionvehikel, die Cannon vor ihrer noch bekannteren "American Ninja"-Reihe mit Michael Dudikoff ins Rennen schickte. Unser bewährter Podcast-Kollege Markus Köhler vom Erstkontakt-Podcast unterstützt uns dankenswerterweise mal wieder bei diesem Ausflug ins Reich der B-Action und hält uns unerschrocken die bösen roten Ninjas vom Leib. Unsere Hörer haben solche Angriffe nicht zu befürchten, sondern können sich unbekümmert in diese neue Folge stürzen. Nachtküsse könnt ihr vergeben über nachtprogrammpodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠Podcast Projekt von Markus⁠⁠ Folgt uns auf ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sergejs Letterbox⁠⁠ ⁠Martins Letterbox⁠ Und besucht: https://www.actionfreunde.de/ https://liquid-love.de/forum/ Music Intro: https://www.purple-planet.com

Our favorite child martial artist is all grown up and sporting a dumb goatee.

SEEK, 13min., Japan, Action Directed by Shane Kosugi, Kansuke Asano K. Hanzo, an assassin for a covert non-governmental espionage group in Japan called “49” or “SEEK”, is grieving over the loss of his girlfriend from a tragic car accident. His ex-boss, J, contacts him to do one last mission for him; kill his ex-partner who has kidnapped a young agent and stolen some vital information which he plans to sell to the Yakuza. Although the Ninjas are gone…the new breed of assassins live on; so the Ninja lives on. https://www.instagram.com/shanekosugi/ Get to know Filmmaker Shane Kosugi: – we all wanted to make an action short that could show the world the beauty of Japan, the wonderful lure of the samurai's and ninjas and that Japan can still make good story based action films. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it's only $3.99 per month. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

自分の人生を変えようと思った時に遅い早いもなくて、 今自分に何ができるかわからなくても 何か行動に移すことで1つの道が見つかり、そしてその次につながる。 ただ一つは、できることが絶対に「ある」と信じて諦めないこと

Lethal Mullet Podcast Episode 214: Rage of Honor Calling all Ninjas! On tonight's episode the Mullet will be going thru a classic flick from the work of Sho Kosgui: Rage Of Honour. A part ninja, part James Bond film, showing off some of the greatest stunts and martial arts the great Kosugi has ever done. With exciting locations, and a 007 like villain this is a tour de force of ninja mayhem. Also the Mullet will be going thru the latest news: upcoming content and much more.  Give Lethal Mullet a listen: Website https://bit.ly/3j9mvlG IHeartRadio https://ihr.fm/3lSxwJU Spotify https://spoti.fi/3BRg260 Amazon https://amzn.to/3phcsi7 For all Lethal merch: TeePublic: https://bit.ly/37QpbSc Check out LM on socials: @thelethalmullet on twitter / facebook / instagram #ninja #shokosugi #rageofhonor #lethalmulletpodcast #lethalmulletnetwork  

You are in for a treat today. We have legendary 80's action director Sam Firstenberg.At a young age Sam began to "create" movies to entertain his friends. Horrifying his mother, he would cut up books, stringing together the pictures and rolling them up. He would then put the roll into a box with a cut out window, shine a flashlight from behind, and manually pull the roll, revealing the pictures through the window in sequence.Sometimes he would plan a special show in which his sister narrated the "film" based on a script Sam would concoct, and his father would accompany on the violin. As he grew up he found a hobby in photography and by high school had turned his bedroom into a darkroom where he would earn pocket money by developing pictures for his friends.After serving three years in the Israeli army, Sam came to the US in 1971, began to study and work in films, and culminated his studies with “One More Chance," the graduate film thesis which turned into a feature-length film."After Golan bailed us out, our film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, then went on to become the official US entry at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, and won a Silver Plaque at the 17th Annual Chicago Film Festival. This film became my calling card, and launched my career." recalls Sam.By then Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus had acquired Cannon Films. They hired Sam to direct “Revenge of the Ninja." Sam knew nothing about martial arts, but learned quickly and the film, which starred Sho Kosugi, was shot in Salt Lake City, Utah. Distributed by MGM to a great box-office bonanza, it set the stage for Sam's next directing assignment, “Ninja III - The Domination," also starring Kosugi. The film was shot in Phoenix, Arizona and was also tremendously successful.Both Ninja films directed by Sam were sequels to the highly successful “Enter the Ninja” directed by Golan. "Then came a pleasant opportunity," Sam smiles."Golan wanted me to direct ' Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo," another sequel, which then made me the king of sequels, but also gave me a break from directing Ninja action films."In fact, each of the sequels directed by Firstenberg resulted in better reviews and box office draws than the originals. “Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo " was a musical that featured major dance production numbers, filmed in Los Angeles. Distributed by TRI-STAR it was critically acclaimed; and a box office success, one of the reviews hailed it as"The most exuberant musical of the decade."Soon after the release of " Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo " Sam was on his way to the Philippines to direct "American Ninja" a major action picture starring Michael Dudikoff and Steve James, who would team up with Sam for two additional motion pictures, "Avenging Force," shot in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana, and "American Ninja II"'Avenging Force' was one of the most physically grueling productions I ever worked on,"comments Sam."We spent days and nights in water, mud up to our waists, with snakes crawling between our legs."The film opened to rave reviews. The LA Times called Firstenberg"... a rockin' young action director who's pulled off a series of rave up pictures for Cannon including ' American Ninja ' and ' Electric Boogaloo,' and now in ' Avenging Force ' shows off his savvy style, which combines a keen sense of pacing with brawny punch...it marks the emergence of a truly gifted movie talent."The next picture for Sam was “Riverbend”, a controversial drama with Steve James and Margaret Avery from "The Color Purple." The picture explored race relations in 1966 Georgia, and was an opportunity for Firstenberg to work with strong dramatic material. In sharp contrast, Sam's next picture was an all-out comedy, “The Day We Met,” which proved to him that his directorial talents were easily extended."Delta Force III” came next, a military action picture with Nick Cassavettes, Eric Douglas, Mike Norris, and Matthew Penn, and was followed with a breakthrough approach to martial arts in “American Samurai” introducing hot young martial artists David Bradley and Marc Dacascos. Firstenberg then got his first taste of TV work with a nighttime crime show for CBS, directing six episodes of “Sweating Bullets"With the creation of Nu Image, principles Avi Lerner and Danny Dimbort recruited Firstenberg to direct their first production, "Cyborg Cop," and then the sequel, "Cyborg Soldier," both sci-fi action flicks with David Bradley. In addition, Firstenberg completed with Bradley and Frank Zagarino the action picture "Blood Warrior." Next came “Operation Delta Force” a military style action / adventure with Ernie Hudson, Jeff Fahey, Joe Lara, Frank Zagarino, and Hall Halbrok.1997 brought Firstenberg to explore new directorial areas; “McCinsey's Island” is a comedy for children, a treasure hunt movie with Hulk Hogan, Robert Vaughn, and Grace Jones, and “Motel Blue” with Sean Young, Soleil Moon Frye, and Seymour Cassel, is a psychological thriller with two women in the lead.Sam and I had an amazing conversation about all things Cannon Films, Ninjas, Break Dancing, and 80's action films. Enjoy!

You are in for a treat today. We have legendary 80's action director Sam Firstenberg. At a young age Sam began to "create" movies to entertain his friends. Horrifying his mother, he would cut up books, stringing together the pictures and rolling them up. He would then put the roll into a box with a cut out window, shine a flashlight from behind, and manually pull the roll, revealing the pictures through the window in sequence.Sometimes he would plan a special show in which his sister narrated the "film" based on a script Sam would concoct, and his father would accompany on the violin. As he grew up he found a hobby in photography and by high school had turned his bedroom into a darkroom where he would earn pocket money by developing pictures for his friends.After serving three years in the Israeli army, Sam came to the US in 1971, began to study and work in films, and culminated his studies with “One More Chance," the graduate film thesis which turned into a feature-length film."After Golan bailed us out, our film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, then went on to become the official US entry at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival   in Switzerland, and won a Silver Plaque at the 17th Annual Chicago Film Festival. This film became my calling card, and launched my career." recalls Sam.By then Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus had acquired Cannon Films. They hired Sam to direct “Revenge of the Ninja." Sam knew nothing about martial arts, but learned quickly and the film, which starred Sho Kosugi, was shot in Salt Lake City, Utah. Distributed by MGM to a great box-office bonanza, it set the stage for Sam's next directing assignment, “Ninja III - The Domination," also starring Kosugi. The film was shot in Phoenix, Arizona and was also tremendously successful.Both Ninja films directed by Sam were sequels to the highly successful “Enter the Ninja” directed by Golan. "Then came a pleasant opportunity," Sam smiles. "Golan wanted me to direct ' Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo," another sequel, which then made me the king of sequels, but also gave me a break from directing Ninja action films."In fact, each of the sequels directed by Firstenberg resulted in better reviews and box office draws than the originals. “Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo " was a musical that featured major dance production numbers, filmed in Los Angeles. Distributed by TRI-STAR it was critically acclaimed; and a box office success, one of the reviews hailed it as "The most exuberant musical of the decade."Soon after the release of " Breakin 2 - Electric Boogaloo " Sam was on his way to the Philippines to direct "American Ninja" a major action picture starring Michael Dudikoff and Steve James, who would team up with Sam for two additional motion pictures, "Avenging Force," shot in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana, and "American Ninja II"        'Avenging Force' was one of the most physically grueling productions I ever worked on,"comments Sam."We spent days and nights in water, mud up to our waists, with snakes crawling between our legs."The film opened to rave reviews. The LA Times called Firstenberg "... a rockin' young action director who's pulled off a series of rave up pictures for Cannon including ' American Ninja ' and ' Electric Boogaloo,' and now in ' Avenging Force ' shows off his savvy style, which combines a keen sense of pacing with brawny punch...it marks the emergence of a truly gifted movie talent."The next picture for Sam was “Riverbend”, a controversial drama with Steve James and Margaret Avery from "The Color Purple." The picture explored race relations in 1966 Georgia, and was an opportunity for Firstenberg to work with strong dramatic material. In sharp contrast, Sam's next picture was an all-out comedy, “The Day We Met,” which proved to him that his directorial talents were easily extended."Delta Force   III” came next, a military action picture with Nick Cassavettes, Eric Douglas, Mike Norris, and Matthew Penn, and was followed with a breakthrough approach to martial arts in “American Samurai” introducing hot young martial artists David Bradley and Marc Dacascos.  Firstenberg then got his first taste of TV work with a nighttime crime show for CBS, directing six episodes of “Sweating Bullets"With the creation of Nu Image, principles Avi Lerner and Danny Dimbort recruited Firstenberg to direct their first production, "Cyborg Cop," and then the sequel, "Cyborg Soldier," both sci-fi action flicks with David Bradley. In addition, Firstenberg completed with Bradley and Frank Zagarino the action picture "Blood Warrior." Next came “Operation Delta Force” a military style action / adventure with Ernie Hudson, Jeff Fahey, Joe Lara, Frank Zagarino, and Hall Halbrok.1997 brought Firstenberg to explore new directorial areas; “McCinsey's Island” is a comedy for children, a treasure hunt movie with Hulk Hogan, Robert Vaughn, and Grace Jones, and “Motel Blue” with Sean Young, Soleil Moon Frye, and Seymour Cassel, is a psychological thriller with two women in the lead.Sam and I had an amazing conversation about all things Cannon Films, Ninjas, Break Dancing and 80's action films. Enjoy!

Lethal Mullet Podcast: Episode #95: Shogun Mayeda   Don your armour, grab your katana, and get ready to sail the high seas as Sho Kosugi leads an all star cast in his most epic martial arts action adventure yet. Starring: Christopher Lee, Polly Walker, Kane Kosugi, David Essex & John Rhys-Davies! One of the few large scale period pieces Kosugi did see him face off against Spanish sword fighters and bring honour to his Lord. Enjoy: SHOGUN MAYEDA aka SHOGUN WARRIOR aka KABUTO aka JOURNEY OF HONOUR All on Lethal Mullet Network! Where to find us: Find us on Podbean: lethalmulletnework.podbean.com You can find The Lethal Mullet Podcast on: Apple / Google Play / Spotify / Stitcher / IHeartRadio Contact: Adam on: @thelethalmullet Twitter / Facebook / Instagram #shokosugi #shogunmayeda  #lethalmulletpodcast #lethalmulletnetwork  

Kihachi Okamoto's Fort Graveyard (1965) is a curious war film. It is both a serious anti-war film and something of a comedic farce. Toshiro Mifune stars as anti-authority sergeant Kosugi who is sent on a suicide mission after striking his superior officer-Satsuma (Tatsuya Nakadai).

Well here we are! We have clawed our way to episode 300! What a milestone! It's incredible that anyone cares... Anyway, we have an awesome show for you with new music, new comedy, a huge surprise and the return of Doug Frye from the, sadly now defunct, Schlock Treatment Podcast! We talk the inexplicable Godfrey Ho lady-ninja film Shadow Killers Tiger Force which is every bit as cut and paste as the title suggest and then we get into the meat and potatoes of the show and talk Sho Kosugi in Pray For Death where a ninja faces off with Limehouse Willie over a special necklace... or something. Find out all about it and more on this celebratory, special 300th episode!

Its the CFRU Raise Your Voice Funding Drive! Donate!!! You will receive merch and a chance to win fabulous prizes if you give $25 or more. While donating you will be listening to Mano-Dharma by Takehisa Kosugi’s Catch Wave and also Louise Landes Levi with Paul Labrecque and Bart De Paepe playing Colloidal Love. Sound It Out airs on CFRU in Guelph on Tuesdays at 5pm. New episodes usually appear on a fortnightly basis. Sound It Out is produced and hosted by Rachel Elliott in conjunction with the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. This episode aired on Tuesday November 13, 2018.

Its the CFRU Raise Your Voice Funding Drive! Donate!!! You will receive merch and a chance to win fabulous prizes if you give $25 or more. While donating you will be listening to Mano-Dharma by Takehisa Kosugi’s Catch Wave and also Louise Landes Levi with Paul Labrecque and Bart De Paepe playing Colloidal Love. Sound … Continue reading Episode #80: Takehisa Kosugi and Louise Landes Levi →

This week we sharpen our shuriken, embrace the darkness, and throw all sense of enjoyment out the window.  Join us for...Enter The Ninja If you want to contact the show, or simply have a chinwag with the chaps, then please pop by our Facebook page -  https://www.facebook.com/isawthatyearsago or follow us on Twitter: @istyashow Join in the conversation on our Reddit page https://www.reddit.com/r/isawthatyearsago/ You can even contact us on good old email by sending your missives to - show@isawthatyearsago.com

This week we channel our inner-chi so that we can make it through...The Last Dragon.  If you want to contact the show, or simply have a chinwag with the chaps, then please pop by our Facebook page -  https://www.facebook.com/isawthatyearsago or follow us on Twitter: @istyashow Join in the conversation on our Reddit page https://www.reddit.com/r/isawthatyearsago/ You can even contact us on good old email by sending your missives to - show@isawthatyearsago.com  

Film dorks and incredible film journalists - Brad and Lisa Gullickson from the In The Mouth of Dorkness Podcast join Jon Cross to talk two more weird and wonderful ninja movies - The Hunted (1995) starring Christopher Lambert & Ninja III: The Domination (1984) starring Lucinda Dickey and, actual, famous, real-life, expert ninja Sho Kosugi.We talk about evil ninjas, ninja moustaches, the lack of Lambert's ninja ability, the over abundance of Kosugi's ninja prowess, the sexual ninja power contained in V8, the inherant badness of golfers and much much more...Find Brad on Twitter Find Lisa on Twitter Find their ITMOD Podcast on Twitter 

Sho Kosugi makes his return for a second week in another oddball ninja movie where Sho plays a guy named "Ninja" but doesn't actually operate as a ninja. Instead he's a member of an elite force of anti-terrorism and drug trafficking controllers alongside Brent Huff and Emilia Crow. Hope you enjoy murder! While still technically a ninja film, this is basically a buddy-cop movie with super agents instead of cops. The dynamic between the three members of DART (especially Kosugi and Brent Huff) is one of having a great time killing bad guys and seducing women. Lots of winks & guns and head shaking while the other struggles to dispatch villains. The chemistry works (despite all voices being dubbed) and is good for a laugh at each point. Imagine Andy Sidaris directing a ninja film (even though he kind of did). Then there is the team of outlandish villains showcased by Blackie Dammett (fun fact: the father of Anthony Kiedis, yes THAT Anthony Kiedis) and Colonel HoneyHump (Regina Richardson). Blackie's Alby the Cruel is one of the silliest and neurotic nazi ever portrayed in film and is hilarious. Next to him stands HoneyHump who appears to be the toughest hot mercenary leader of a Hell Squadesque all female troupe of short-pants wearers. Recruited about halfway through the film comes in Rahji (Sonny Erang) who is part-caveman, part Jaws of James Bond fame and only has one line, "Heh heh heh". All three are completely ridiculous and make for show-stealers. We could have got a lot more of all of them. The action is bananas, Sho's cadre of ninja weapons are bonkers, their methods of defeating baddies is ludicrous (including tearing off bikini tops and seducing hookers), and the general-having-a-good-timing of the DART team make this one of Sho Kosugi's best films despite the outright fact that all of them are brilliant.

The association between Sam Firstenberg and Menahem Golan (of Cannon Films) had started in December of 1973.  Years later, Golan and Globus hired Sam to direct what would become a huge cult classic with REVENGE OF THE NINJA. Sam knew nothing about martial arts, but learned quickly and the film, starred Sho Kosugi. Distributed by MGM to a great box-office bonanza, it set the stage for Sam's next directing assignment NINJA III: THE DOMINATION also starring Kosugi. Firstenberg eventually went on to direct BREAKIN 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO making him the king of sequels with a title that became a part of pop culture lexicon.  Now a new book is in the works, all about Firstenberg’s unique brand of action cinema entitled Stories from the Trenches: The Official Sam Firstenberg Book. Having grown up in the VHS era and a fan of cult classics including BREAKIN 2 and NINJA III, I had the immense pleasure of talking with a rather idiosyncratic talent that contributed a lot of entertaining hours to my teenage years back in the 80s.   Visit Sam's Website: http://samfirstenberg.tripod.com/ Visit The Podcast Network: http://nowplayingnetwork.net Visit The Podcast: http://voicesvisions.net  

Rutger Hauer is again the subject to our discerning eye, or possibly wrath, it may be wrath. Phillip (Salt, Bone Collector) Noyce directs Blind Fury (1989), a film loosely based on Zatoichi. A Vietnam veteran blinded during the war comes to town to bury some ghosts of the past and gets drawn into a drug ring that has devastated his friend's family. Good thing he was trained by local villagers while he was missing in action to be a master swordsman. The bad guys will definitely pay in this action, comedy starring Rutger Hauer, Terry O'Quinn, Branden Call, Noble Willingham, Nick Cassavetes, Rick Overton, Randall "Tex Cobb, and Sho Kosugi! This one was a blast to recast, rethink, and remake! You do not want to miss this one! Join the Invasion and become an Invader by liking and sharing the show with your friends. Help get more "earballs" on the show by leaving a review on iTunes and 5-star rating! With your help we can get featured on iTunes main page! Comments, suggestions, questions, and corrections can made at: Twitter: @InvasionRemake Facebook: Invasion of the Remake Email: invasionoftheremake@gmail.com  

Revenge of the Ninja (1983) is Sho Kosugi and Cannon’s return to the world of ninjas murdering people in office buildings. This time decorated BMFcast alum Sam Firstenberg is directing and Kosugi is the hero, facing off against a double-dealing, hypnotizing american ninja. Oh yeah, and he fights random Street Fighter 2 characters, too. After […]

Dr Hiroshi Kosugi, Director of the Department of Haematology at Ogaki Municipal Hospital, and Vice President of the IMW 2013 Kyoto meeting talks to ecancertv about the Japan Myeloma Network, clincial trials in Japan, and problems facing myeloma treatment in Japan.