Just over a month ago Toronto had it's first Ninja Parade. Unlike the zombie march, where people dress up and participate, the ninja parade was more spectator oriented (although dressing up was not discouraged). Martial arts masters Ayumu Ishikawa, Daichi Takahashi, Hayato Shimabukuro, and Isamu Yamamoto flew in from Japan to oversee the other ninjas involved in the parade. They arrived a week in advance to see some sites and get to know the parade route.
The day came, and over the coarse of an hour and forty-five minutes ninja descended from the rooftops at Dundas and Shaw. Each ninja took an average of fifteen minutes to maneuver between traffic and pedestrians along the parade route, all while showing off their stealth tactics.
The hired photographer, Brian Muller, had fallen ill shortly after the parade ended, and was hospitalized and then quarantined for two weeks. His widow has finally allowed me to see the pictures taken and after going through the nearly four hundred pictures, these are the most promising.
Photos by
BRIAN MULLER
1983-2012
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