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American Ninja

American Ninja

★ 6.0/10•1985•1h 35m•R•Adventure•Action

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.

Sam Firstenberg · Director

Paul De Mielche · Screenplay

James R. Silke · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 30, 1985
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$10,499,694

Actors

Michael Dudikoff

Michael Dudikoff

Pvt. Joe Armstrong

Steve James

Steve James

Cpl. Curtis Jackson

Judie Aronson

Judie Aronson

Patricia Hickock

Guich Koock

Guich Koock

Col. William T. Hickock

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Shinyuki

Don Stewart

Victor Ortega

John LaMotta

John LaMotta

MSgt. Rinaldo

Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

Black Star Ninja

Phillip Brock

Phillip Brock

Pvt. Charley Madison

Tony Carreon

Tony Carreon

Older Colombian

Roi Vinzon

Roi Vinzon

Younger Colombian

Richard Norton

Richard Norton

MP

Henry Strzalkowski

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Duty Officer

Eric Hahn

Eric Hahn

Supply Sergeant

Jim Gaines

Jim Gaines

Trucker

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