Five Elements Ninjas
1982 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 6.9 · 86% critics
After a brutal attack wipes out a martial arts school, a surviving fighter sets out for revenge against a deadly ninja force built around five distinct combat styles. With guidance from a new teacher and a fresh team of allies, he prepares for a dangerous showdown.
Also known as Super Ninjas · Chinese Super Ninjas
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Details
- Original title
- 五遁忍術
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-04-21
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (94 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want colorful old-school martial arts mayhem, creative ninja tricks, and heavy gore in the spirit of Five Deadly Venoms or Crippled Avengers; Not for you if you want realism or a deep story.
Pros: inventive ninja gimmicks; frequent action; wild bloody energy | Cons: thin story; some slow patches; cheesy dubbing and sets
Themes
- kung fu
- ambush
- ninja
- bloodbath
- weapons history
Cast & crew
Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi
as Xiao Tian Hao
Lung Tien-hsiang
as Lei Ben
Lo Meng
as Liang Zhi Sheng
Michael Chan Wai-Man
as Kembuchi Mudou
Chan Pui-Sai
as Junko / Ah Shun
Wong Lik
as Li Ying Wu
Chu Ko
as Chen Jun
- KF
Kwan Fung
as Yuan Zeng
Chan Shen
as Chief Hong
Yu Tai-Ping
as Huang Fat
Directed by Chang Cheh