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Revenge of the Ninja

Revenge of the Ninja

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Revenge of the Ninja

"400 years of training in the art of sudden death... unleashed on 20th century America."

1983

1h 31m

6.3(182 votes)

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.

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Production Companies

The Cannon Group

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sho Kosugi

Sho Kosugi

Cho Osaki

Arthur Roberts

Arthur Roberts

Braden

Keith Vitali

Keith Vitali

Dave Hatcher

Ashley Ferrare

Ashley Ferrare

Cathy

Kane Kosugi

Kane Kosugi

Kane Osaki

Professor Toru Tanaka

Professor Toru Tanaka

Sumo Servant

Virgil Frye

Virgil Frye

Lt. Dime

Mario Gallo

Mario Gallo

Chifano

Grace Oshita

Grace Oshita

Grandmother

John LaMotta

John LaMotta

Joe

Creative team

Directed by: Sam Firstenberg
Written by: James R. Silke
Produced by: Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan

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