Poster: TMDB
American Ninja (1985)
- Year
- 1985
- Art
- Ninja / ninjutsu
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Sam Firstenberg
- Cast
- Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Richard Norton
- Running time
- 95 min
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Why it matters
“American Ninja” is a 1985 film directed by Sam Firstenberg (United States). Starring Michael Dudikoff, Steve James and Richard Norton. It explores the ninja — the stealth agent of feudal Japan — as cinema made it popular. To learn about the art itself, see our Ninja / ninjutsu page.
Official trailer
Official channel: Amazon MGM Studios · YouTube (youtube-nocookie)
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Sources
- Wikidata: Q464294 (CC0)
- TMDB: 12500 — Poster: TMDB, Synopsis: TMDB
- Official trailer: Amazon MGM Studios
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