We take a look at 20 great ninja movie covers from the VHS tape era…
In the ancient world of 1980s video libraries, the ninja ruled supreme.
What I particularly love about this is the detail.
A travesty, Im sure youd agree.
The piece de resistance however is that tagline: CATACLYSIMC NINJA CLIMAX.
How could you not rent this?
But oh, that sleeve!
Points knocked off, however, for writing Ninja as, uh… Ninia.
Of course he does.
The film really delivers the goods too.
This is about as close as ninja box art came to minimalism.
This may be infinitely more subdued than most of the sleeves on here but it an abundance of charm.
Luckily, the film is nowhere near so sinister.
Conversely, I was always very eager to pick this one up but my parents were the apprehensive ones.
I mean, this cover just SCREAMS ultraviolence.
This was clearly going to be brutal.
Its distinctive and powerful stuff.
And yet Cannons notoriously mental mash-up of ninjas, aerobics and exorcism gives you all of this and more.
The artwork is a thing of beauty too.
Everything about it from the earthy colours to the (now quite retro-futuristic) fonts is well lush.
This one, in particular, is beautiful and classy far beyond the content of the movie.
Revenge Of The Ninjaremains one of the best and most influential ninja designs.
Luckily, the film lives up with a non-stop parade of gory ninja ultraviolence to get stuck into.
