American Ninja
1985 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.0
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.
Also known as American Ninja 1
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-08-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (487 votes)
Themes
- daughter
- sword
- rebel
- wilderness
- ninja
- soldier
- gaijin
Cast & crew
Michael Dudikoff
as Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James
as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson
as Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock
as Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka
as Shinyuki
- DS
Don Stewart
as Victor Ortega
John LaMotta
as MSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi Yamashita
as Black Star Ninja
Phillip Brock
as Pvt. Charley Madison
Tony Carreon
as Older Colombian
Directed by Sam Firstenberg