Publisher's blurb:
Cardboard Heroes: Fantasy Set 12 – Japanese Characters features 36 options for iconic medieval Japanese adventurers, from a magic-wielding shugenja to samurais . . . peasants to nobles . . . police officers to yakuza. And, of course, there are ninja. Ninja are everywhere.
From the 1983 edition:
Japan, land of mystery and adventure, comes alive in this set of 25mm figures. Samurai, ninja assassins, yakuza gangsters and martial-arts masters — they're all here. These figures are suitable for use with any role-playing adventure set in medieval Japan, or any game with Japanese characters.
Note:
The 2004 edition is a print-and-play PDF, reformatted for standard Letter/A4 paper. The 1983 edition was sold as a printed product, including 12 characters per sheet, printed on three 4x7-inch pages of heavy cardstock, and packaged in a zipper-close bag with a paper insert containing character descriptions and assembly instructions.
Both editions require cutting and folding the figures. Plastic stands are not necessary; a base is formed, tent style, by folding under a flap on each side and taping or gluing them together.