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American Ninja
“The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.”
6.0 / 10• 1985• 1h 35m•R• English
ActionAdventure
Storyline
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
Cast & Crew
Michael Dudikoff
Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Lead
Steve James
Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson
Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock
Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka
Shinyuki
DS
Don Stewart
Victor Ortega
John LaMotta
MSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi Yamashita
Black Star Ninja
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Firstenberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. American Ninja is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
