American Ninja

Aug 30, 1985

1h 35m

★ 6.0

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

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.

Genres

Action

Production Companies

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions

American Ninja Trailers

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

Younger Colombian

Roi Vinzon

Richard Norton

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