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The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American. - American Ninja
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Title: American Ninja

Release Date: 30 Aug 1985

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Action

Director: The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Production Companies: The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

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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Average Vote: 5.912 (428 votes)

Cast

  • Pvt. Joe Armstrong: Michael Dudikoff
  • Cpl. Curtis Jackson: Steve James
  • Patricia Hickock: Judie Aronson
  • Col. William T. Hickock: Guich Koock
  • Shinyuki: John Fujioka
  • Victor Ortega: Don Stewart
  • MSgt. Rinaldo: John LaMotta
  • Black Star Ninja: Tadashi Yamashita
  • Pvt. Charley Madison: Phillip Brock
  • Older Colombian: Tony Carreon
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