American Ninja

American Ninja (1985)

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

  • Genre: Action
  • Release Date: 1985-08-30
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 422 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Cannon Group
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sam Firstenberg
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Summary

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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  • Michael Dudikoff

    as Pvt. Joe Armstrong

  • Steve James

    as Cpl. Curtis Jackson

  • Judie Aronson

    as Patricia Hickock

  • Guich Koock

    as Col. William T. Hickock

  • John Fujioka

    as Shinyuki

  • Don Stewart

    as Victor Ortega

  • John LaMotta

    as MSgt. Rinaldo

  • Tadashi Yamashita

    as Black Star Ninja

  • Phillip Brock

    as Pvt. Charley Madison

  • Tony Carreon

    as Older Colombian

  • Roi Vinzon

    as Younger Colombian

  • Richard Norton

    as MP

  • Henry Strzalkowski

    as Bit Part (uncredited)
Writing Paul De Mielche Screenplay
Directing Sam Firstenberg Director
Production Ken Metcalfe Producer
Editing Daniel Wetherbee Editor
Production Menahem Golan Producer
Editing Peter Lee-Thompson Editor
Editing Marcus Manton Editor
Production Avi Kleinberger Producer
Editing Michael J. Duthie Editor
Production Gideon Amir Producer
Production Perry Bullington Casting
Writing Avi Kleinberger Story
Production Robert MacDonald Casting
Camera Hanania Baer Director of Photography
Writing Gideon Amir Story
Production Ken Metcalfe Casting
Editing Marcel Mindlin Editor
Writing James R. Silke Screenplay
Production Yoram Globus Producer
Sound Michael Linn Original Music Composer
Art Adrian Gorton Production Design
Editing Andy Horvitch Editor
Costume & Make-Up Tony Artieda Makeup Artist
Crew Steven Lambert Stunt Coordinator
Crew Steven Lambert Stunt Double
Costume & Make-Up Totoy Cerna Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Editha Sanchez Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Audrey M. Bansmer Costume Design

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