American Ninja (1985)

The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.

Movie · Action, Adventure · 1h 35m · Rated 6.0/10 on TMDB · Released August 30, 1985

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.

Directed by Sam Firstenberg

Cast

• 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
• 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
• Roi Vinzon as Younger Colombian
• Richard Norton as MP

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