Revenge of the Ninja

R

1983

1h 28m

Action

Crime

Drama

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A Japanese gallery owner denies his violent ninja heritage until American drug traffickers kidnap his young son.

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freddy a

Yes i know...it's a bad ninja movie...but hey, it's just entertaining and takes me back to my childhood

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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What an incredibly nonsensical fun ass Ninja movie only Cannon Film Group could make. The kid fights were the best, Kane Kosugi was a star at 6 years old. Also the best photographed Salt Lake City I've ever seen on film (it's the only film I've seen filmed there).

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Best of it's kind. Period.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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It's nice to see Kusagi get the spotlight. There's some great fight scenes and a cutthroat opening, but it's a largely forgettable action flick..

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/12/20

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Omg that's so cheesy.. even for an eighties film this was just.. it never captered me, or that eighties classic feeling..

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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In the opening scene, a child gets an arrow through the head by the evil ninja clan! The whole family is wiped out except for Sho Kosugi flees to America with his infant son. Years later, the evil ninjas track him down setting up the climatic battle of ninja vs ninja on the roof of a high rise building. 80s badass ninja action.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Sam Firstenberg

Director

Shô Kosugi

Cho Osaki

Keith Vitali

Dave Hatcher

Virgil Frye

Lt. Dire

Arthur Roberts

Braden

Mario Gallo

Chifano

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Revenge of the Ninja appropriates part of its form from the then-voguish slasher ("What is this, Halloween?", a character is heard to ask), and part from the gangster flick.

Jan 17, 2016

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Director Sam Firstenberg delivers an exceedingly hit-and-miss actioner that remains unable, generally speaking, to become the enthralling work he's obviously intended...

Rated: 2/4

Nov 17, 2020

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

B-movie action fans will appreciate the absurd plot turns and awful dialogue alongside its genuinely cool stunt work ... This is essential '80s cheese.

Rated: 7/10

May 31, 2015

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Synopsis

A Japanese gallery owner denies his violent ninja heritage until American drug traffickers kidnap his young son.

Director: Sam Firstenberg
Screenwriter: James R. Silke
Production Co: Cannon Films, Golan-Globus Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 28m