1983

1983: The first Hollywood film to feature the ninjatō, Revenge of the Ninja, is released in theaters.

1987

On October 2, 1987, an American home video company known as Celebrity Home Entertainment released The Dagger of Kamui on their Just for Kids VHS label in an English-dubbed version called Revenge of the Ninja Warrior.

1994

The game was later ported to the Sega CD video game console as Revenge of the Ninja in 1994.

in 1999

The beloved ninja action franchise made its debut in 1999 in a manga created by Masashi Kishimoto, revolutionized manga and anime, and continues to captivate millions of fans internationally.

2008

Ninja Gaiden spawned a few sequels before a few sequels was rebooted in 2004 by Tecmo for the first Xbox, which in turn spawned a sequel of a few sequels's own in 2008 for the present generation of consoles.

2001

Return of the Ninja is a platform game with stealth elements developed and published by Natsume for the Game Boy Color in 2001 as a spiritual successor to 1990's Shadow of the Ninja.

on November 25, 2009

Ninja Assassin premiered in theaters across the United States on November 25, 2009 and received negative reviews from critics.

1984

a 1984 American martial arts action horror film is the third film in Cannon Films' Ninja Trilogy anthology series, the first being Enter the Ninja, and the second being Revenge of the Ninja.

from the 1980s

REVENGE OF THE NINJA is easily the best of the American made Shinobi movies from the 1980s.

Around this time in theaters

Around this time, Cannon's REVENGE OF THE NINJA (1983) had finished THE NINJA's run in theaters and was on video and cable.

1988

The game was released in Japan on December 9, 1988, under December's final title Ninja Ryūkenden, which roughly translates to Legend of the Dragon Sword.

1991

Released in Japan, North America and Europe in 1991 for the Game Gear, this game was not very close to any of the other Ninja Gaiden games.

1967

When the movie version appeared in 1967, the popularity of ninja exploded across Europe and North America.

since 1999 till 2014

Ninja was originally published as a manga with 72 volumes since 1999 till 2014.

1990

The first video game about Revenge was released on August 10, 1990.

1981

(1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of the Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010) and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).

2004

Released by Team Ninja on March 2, 2004 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, this super violent action game pits players against fast-moving antagonists that dodge almost every attack.

on November 29, 2007

Ninja series was released on November 29, 2007.

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In 1991, a movie was unleashed on the world titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:

in June 2018

The Book Ninja was released in June 2018 and has already been sold to over 10 countries.