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American Ninja

The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.

  • Movie
  • 1985
  • R
  • 1h 35m

Directed by Sam Firstenberg

6.0

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6.0 out of 10 from 513 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Michael Dudikoff

    Michael DudikoffPvt. Joe Armstrong

  • Steve James

    Steve JamesCpl. Curtis Jackson

  • Judie Aronson

    Judie AronsonPatricia Hickock

  • Guich Koock

    Guich KoockCol. William T. Hickock

  • John Fujioka

    John FujiokaShinyuki

  • Don StewartVictor Ortega

  • John LaMotta

    John LaMottaMSgt. Rinaldo

  • Tadashi Yamashita

    Tadashi YamashitaBlack Star Ninja

  • Phillip Brock

    Phillip BrockPvt. Charley Madison

  • Tony Carreon

    Tony CarreonOlder Colombian

  • Roi Vinzon

    Roi VinzonYounger Colombian

  • Richard Norton

    Richard NortonMP

  • Henry Strzalkowski

    Henry StrzalkowskiBit Part (uncredited)

  • Nick NicholsonDuty Officer

  • Eric Hahn

    Eric HahnSupply Sergeant

  • Jim Gaines

    Jim GainesTrucker

  • Greg RoceroBodyguard

  • Berto SpoorBodyguard

Director
Sam Firstenberg
Writer
Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger and Gideon Amir
Music
Michael Linn
Cinematography
Hanania Baer