Critical Ninja Theory
Rob TuckExploring Japanese history, literature, and pop culture, mostly through ninjas.
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Tobi Katō: Ninja Magician (Part 1)
Uesugi Kenshin’s vassals Naoe Kanetsugu and Onikojima Yatarō, both of whom appear in today’s version of the Tobi Katō story. Print by Utagawa Yoshitora, 1843-7; part of the sequence Eighteen Generals of Echigo Province. Source
Let’s try so...
The Ninja-fication of Tobi Katō
Tobi Katō hops over a wall, as the inhabitants of the castle remain oblivious to his presence. Plus another dead dog (poor thing!). Image from Ejima Kiseki and Hachimonjiya Jishō, An Elegant War-Fan (Fūryū gunbai uchiwa), 1736. Courtesy of...
The Further Adventures of Tobi Katō
Cover of Kaitō Ryūichirō, Katō Danzō buraiden (Katō Danzō: Lone Wolf), Futaba Bunko, 2019. Source: Amazon.com
We have, as regular readers will know, been looking at the tale of the cow-swallowing magician Tobi Katō these last few posts. If...
The Plausiblewashing of Tobi Katō
Lady Yūgao, from the Noh play of the same name, appears amid her eponymous evening-glory flowers and their gourds. Print by Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927), 1898. Source.
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Tobi Katō and his Chinese Cousins
The wizard/thief/shinobi (?) Tobi Katō makes his escape with the naginata glaive he was asked to steal and a servant-girl on his back. A poisoned guard-dog lies dead in the bottom left-hand corner. Image from National Institute of Japanese...
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