American Ninja
452 reviews
Action
1h 35m
1985
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...
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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.
- DirectorSam Firstenberg
- Release30 August 1985
- GenreAction
- Duration1h 35m
- Budget$1,000,000
- Revenue$10,499,694
- Rate452 reviews
- Productions
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Cast

Michael Dudikoff
Pvt. Joe Armstrong

Steve James
Cpl. Curtis Jackson

Judie Aronson
Patricia Hickock

Guich Koock
Col. William T. Hickock

John Fujioka
Shinyuki

Don Stewart
Victor Ortega

John LaMotta
MSgt. Rinaldo

Tadashi Yamashita
Black Star Ninja

Phillip Brock
Pvt. Charley Madison

Roi Vinzon
Younger Colombian

Richard Norton
MP

Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
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