Image courtesy of jonathanb1989 on Flickr.
While there are more ninja jokes and memes than you can shake a stick at making the rounds in popular culture, I for one didn’t know much about ninjas.
Sure, they’re sneaky and talented in martial arts, but what’s the real story behind them? Ninjas were definitely real of course, coming into the national consciousness of Japan in the 14th and 15 century. But are their amazing feats little more than legends perpetuated by action films, or is there a grain of truth to the ninja mythos?
That’s what the Discovery Channel’s sets out to explain in their documentary Ninja: Warriors of the Night. Part of their Ancient Warriors series, I was surprised to learn that the documentary is nearly 20 years old.
While I’m usually a little wary of watching older documentaries (as new information is often uncovered and previous theories are sometimes proven invalid) I think this is one of the documentaries that has weathered time well. Even if some of the production values give away the age of the documentary, I think the information is still well worth the watch, especially for those of you who are history geeks or fans of Japanese history and culture.
You can watch the video below, or you can visit it at its home on YouTube.
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