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1985

American Ninja

Directed by Sam Firstenberg
The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.

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.

Duration

1h 35m

Released

August 30, 1985

Revenue

$10,499,694

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Cast16

  • Michael Dudikoff
  • Steve James
  • Judie Aronson
  • Guich Koock
  • John Fujioka
  • Don Stewart
  • John LaMotta
  • Tadashi Yamashita
  • Phillip Brock

Part ofThe American Ninja Collection

Includes American Ninja (1985), American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987), American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989), American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990), and American Ninja 5 (1993).

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