The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.
American Ninja
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Synopsis
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
- Written by
- Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, Gideon Amir
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
Tony Carreon
Older Colombian
Roi Vinzon
Younger Colombian
Richard Norton
MP
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
Nick Nicholson
Duty Officer
Eric Hahn
Supply Sergeant
Jim Gaines
Trucker
Details
- Released
- August 30, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America, Netherlands
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $10,499,694
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