American Ninja poster

American Ninja( 1985)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Michael Dudikoff

      Pvt. Joe Armstrong

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      Steve James

      Cpl. Curtis Jackson

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      Judie Aronson

      Patricia Hickock

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      Guich Koock

      Col. William T. Hickock

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      John Fujioka

      Shinyuki

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      Don Stewart

      Victor Ortega

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      John LaMotta

      MSgt. Rinaldo

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      Tadashi Yamashita

      Black Star Ninja

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      Phillip Brock

      Pvt. Charley Madison

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      Tony Carreon

      Older Colombian

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      Roi Vinzon

      Younger Colombian

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      Richard Norton

      MP

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      Henry Strzalkowski

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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    A review by PolyWogg

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    Written by PolyWogg on Sun Feb 24 2019
    The Bottom Line A basic action movie from the '80s but it doesn't hold up. Plot An American soldier with special skills gets posted to an island base where someone keeps hijacking military convoys. When his convoy gets hit, he's cooperating right up until someone hits the Colonel's daughter, and then he intervenes. His memory of his childhood is mostly gone from an explosion on an island, but he has obviously had training. When the hijackers send Ninjas after him, it becomes obvious though that his skills are way more than just simple techniques. What I Liked Some of the basic fi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    10499694.00

    Keywords

    • daughter
    • sword
    • rebel
    • wilderness
    • ninja
    • soldier
    • gaijin