Ninjas
by Mighty_Emperor | created - 07 Oct 2011 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicFilms with ninjas, that is all. Oh and TV shows.
There are names you should keep an eye out for - Sho Kosugi became famous playing ninjas during the 80s ninja boom, Michael Dudikoff the American Ninja and Godfrey Ho is famous for weird Frankenstein flicks often include ninjas (and are so awful they usually need to be seen to be believed - to filter him out sort by quality, all his films should then be at the end of the list). Ignoring Ho's films, there are less Chinese ninja movies but those that exist are some of the best.
See also: jidaigeki, crazy kung-fu horror films and extreme Japanese films.
Further reading: the official ninja homepage.
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1. Ninja in the Killing Fields (1984 Video)
86 min | Action
The ruthless leader of a Ninja Organization plans to expand his drug dealing operation worldwide and a highly trained agent from America's Anti-Drug Agency is given the suicidal mission of seeking out and destroying him first.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Stuart Smith, Louis Roth, Jane Kingsly, Henry Steele
Votes: 201
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2. Jiraiya (I) (1914)
Short
Another depiction of the ninja hero, starring Onoe Matsunosuke - see entry for Jiraiya Goketsu Tan-Banshi (1912)
Director: Shôzô Makino | Stars: Masahiro Makino, Matsunosuke Onoe
4. Nidaime jiraiya (1917)
Stars: Kitsuraku Arashi, Matsunosuke Onoe, Suminojo Ichikawa, Utae Nakamura
9. Gôketsu Jiraiya (1921)
21 min | Short, Action
The story of Jiraiya, a legendary ninja with great powers who set off on a adventure.
Director: Shôzô Makino | Stars: Matsunosuke Onoe, Suminojo Ichikawa, Kijaku Ôtani, Chosei Kataoka
Votes: 198
Jiraiya is a ninja with supernatural powers, which include disappearing and turning himself into a frog. This means the film is odder than other period films of the time but the lack of translated intertitles makes it a bit tricky to follow the story.
Public domain, get from the Internet Archive
11. Jiraiya (1925)
Director: Tomiyasu Ikeda | Stars: Matsunosuke Onoe, Haruko Sawamura, Kijaku Ôtani, En'ichirô Jitsukawa
12. Kaiketsu kurozukin zenpen (1936)
Director: Shintarô Watanabe | Stars: Taisuke Matsumoto, Isao Kitaoka, Mineko Môri, Hideo Ôtani
aka The Black-Hooded Man
13. Jiraiya (1937)
56 min | Action, Drama
Director: Masahiro Makino | Stars: Chiezô Kataoka, Reiko Hoshi, Gorô Kawabe, Ryôsuke Kagawa
Votes: 18
14. Murasaki zukin (1958)
89 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Director: Hideaki Ônishi | Stars: Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezô Kataoka, Kôtarô Satomi
Votes: 23
15. Hibari torimonochô: jiraiya koban (1958)
87 min
Director: Kinnosuke Fukada | Stars: Hibari Misora, Juro Hoshi, Eitarô Shindô, Kunio Kaga
Votes: 9
16. Kaiketsu kurozukin (1958)
87 min | Musical, Adventure
Director: Shoji Matsumura | Stars: Hiromi Hanazono, Ryûtarô Ôtomo
The Black Hood
17. Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Drama
A young ninja becomes embroiled in a plot to kill a tyrannical warlord. He journeys across feudal Japan, facing deceit, betrayal, and enemy ninja at every turn. Goemon must complete his mission, regain his honor, and survive.
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Yûnosuke Itô, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Votes: 934
aka Ninja, Band of Assassins
The first in the famous Shinobi No Mono series.
18. Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Drama
Confident that he has destroyed the Iga Ninja, the evil Oda Nobunaga continues his quest to conquer Japan. Meanwhile, Ishikawa Goemon (Ichikawa Raizo) has settled down with his wife and ... See full summary »
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Sô Yamamura, Shiho Fujimura, Mikiko Tsubouchi
Votes: 368
aka Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance
19. Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Crime, Action
When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Saburô Date, Chikako Hosokawa
Votes: 232
aka Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection
20. Ninja hichô: Fukurô no shiro (1963)
91 min | Action, Drama
This is a classic early Japanese Ninja movie. The Iga ninjas are a dying breed as Toyotomis rule allows Japan to experience some peace. Juzo, an Iga ninja who had vowed revenge for the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Eiichi Kudô | Stars: Ryûtarô Ôtomo, Minoru Ôki, Hizuru Takachiho, Chiyoko Honma
Votes: 332
21. Sengoku yarô (1963)
98 min | Adventure, Drama
A lone masterless warrior with some new friends helps ship 300 rifles to a Japanese warlord during the sengoku period.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Makoto Satô, Ichirô Nakatani
Votes: 161
aka Warring Clans
22. Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege (1964)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
Tokugawa Ieyasu is the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete -- the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now beseiged in Osaka castle.... See full summary »
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Saburô Date, Midori Isomura, Ganjirô Nakamura
Votes: 233
aka Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege
23. Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô (1964)
91 min | Action, Drama
In part five of the 8-part Shinobi No Mono Ninja film series the heroic ninja Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa, of Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) serves the daimyo Sanada, played by Lone Wolf ... See full synopsis »
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Shiho Fujimura, Saburô Date
Votes: 151
aka Shinobi No Mono 5
24. Female Ninja Magic (1964)
87 min | Action, Drama
In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position. Fearing Toyotomi's blood descendants would end, he impregnates one Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi in hopes of continuing the bloodline.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Mari Yoshimura, Yumiko Nogawa, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Sanae Nakahara
Votes: 32
26. Samurai Spy (1965)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Drama
The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Hiroshi Aoyama, Jun Hamamura, Osamu Hitomi, Minoru Hodaka
Votes: 1,858
aka Samurai Spy
27. Shinobi no mono: Iga-yashiki (1965)
89 min | Action, Drama
The story of Saizo's son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kaoru Yachigusa, Isao Yamagata, Kenji Imai
Votes: 131
aka Shinobi No Mono 6 or The Ninja: Iga Mansion
28. Shinobi no mono: Shin kirigakure Saizô (1966)
87 min | Action, Drama
The dream of Tokugawa Ieyasu has come true: together with his son Hidetada he rules all over Japan.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Yûko Kusunoki, Takahiro Tamura
Votes: 139
aka Shinobi No Mono 7
29. Shinsho: shinobi no mono (1966)
91 min | Action, Drama
It is the 1570's in Japan. Ninja Kasumi Kanbey specializes in making gunpowder. He lives with his young son Kojiro, who witnesses his assassination by five skilled ninjas. Kanbey manages to... See full synopsis »
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Manami Fuji, Michiyo Yasuda, Yûnosuke Itô
Votes: 136
aka Shinobi No Mono 8 or The Ninja: A New Beginning
30. Black Tight Killers (1966)
87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A military photographer takes a cute stewardess out to dinner where she is promptly kidnapped. Deciding that he has fallen in love with the girl, our "hero" decides to investigate her kidnapping himself.
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Akemi Kita, Mieko Nishio
Votes: 385
aka Black Tight Killers
31. You Only Live Twice (1967)
PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 117,446 | Gross: $43.08M
James Bond vs Ninjas
32. Maboroshi kurozukin - yami ni tobu kage (1967)
88 min | Action
Dai, a Ninja also known as the Bat arrives in Hira to investigate the town secrets. Rigan Yagyu of the Owari clan will do everything to stop this from happening. Will Dai find the truth and stop the evil in Hira?
Director: Junji Kurata | Stars: Mieko Aoyagi, Yoshi Katô, Chris Kelly, Hiroki Matsukata
Votes: 33
aka Black Ninja
33. Kamen no ninja Aka-Kage (1967–1968)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The masked ninja Red Shadow and his sidekicks Blue and White Shadow save ancient Japan from evil.
Stars: Yûzaburô Sakaguchi, Yoshinobu Kaneko, Fuyukichi Maki, Misa Toki
Votes: 38
34. The Secret of the Fylfot (1968)
89 min
The freelancing ninja Shiinusho Toma is assigned security at the Eno Castle. When he meets his match in the form of whip-wielding kunoichi femme-fatale Kageroi, a deadly romance blooms.
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Isao Natsuyagi, Yukiko Kuwahara, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Minoru Ôki
Votes: 20
aka The Secret of the Fylfot
35. Hei ming dan (1972)
85 min | Action
Two trained ninja fighters take on a gang of thugs; a big city crime boss and his death and destruction.
Director: Mar Lo | Stars: Sing Chen, Ming Shih, Yung Henry Yu, Michael Wai-Man Chan
Votes: 62
aka Ninja Blacklist
36. Shinobi no shu (1970)
79 min | Action, Drama
A band of shinobi are tasked with infiltrating the Iron Castle to kidnap the Lady within, without injuring her.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Tôru Minegishi, Hiroki Matsukata, Shiho Fujimura
Votes: 61
aka A Band of Ninja
37. The Blazing Ninja (1973)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Rebels mobilize Japanese troops who are pillaging villages in China, resulting in a failed assassination attempt that has dire consequences for both sides.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Il-do Jang, Sony Tanaka, Ronny Lee, Tim Chen
Votes: 51
Directed by Godfrey Ho, a surprisingly early showing for him - who would have guessed that a decade on he would be swamping the world with ninja movies?
38. Duo ming quan wang (1972)
86 min | Action
Martial arts action with a Ninja prince trying to overcome the odds and gain his rightful place on the throne.
Director: Tian-Lin Wang | Stars: Ching-Ching Chang, Ming Chiang, Wu-Ren Chang, Chiu Chen
Votes: 80
aka Ninja Fist of Fire
39. Oniwaban (1974)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order to become the Shogunate's most secret and deadly weapons - the Demon Spies! Their ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Tsuboshima | Stars: Keiko Aramaki, Hiroshi Ayukawa, Jun Fujimaki, Shôzô Fukuyama
Votes: 145
40. Karateciler Istanbul'da (1974)
86 min | Action
Erol is a successful cop, who lives with his sister Yasemin. Wang, the most troublesome gang leader of Hong Kong comes to Istanbul. The Security Department of Istanbul, appoint Erol to ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Lamp | Stars: Cüneyt Arkin, Dündar Aydinli, Ming-Wai Chan, Yao Lin Chen
Votes: 220
41. Female Ninja - In Bed with the Enemy (1976)
66 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three female ninjas are recruited by the government to recover a gold treasure robbed by a gang. They go undercover, sometimes nude under bed covers, to investigate and achieve their end, fighting and killing men in unusual ways.
Director: Takayuki Minagawa | Stars: Megumi Hori, Keiko Kinugasa, Maki Tachibana
Votes: 68
aka Female Ninjas - In Bed with the Enemy
42. Golden Mask (1977)
90 min | Action, Drama
Life takes a turn for Chi Kwan Chun after he accepts a contract from the mysterious "Golden Mask". The "mark" turns out to be Chi's brother and after unwittingly fulfilling the contract, ... See full summary »
Director: Chung Ting | Stars: Kuan-Chun Chi, Wei Tung, Kuan-Hsiung Wang, Chun-Erh Lung
Votes: 71
43. Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and ... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Teruhiko Saigô
Votes: 1,666
aka Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan or Yagyu Clan Conspiracy or The Shogun's Assassin
44. Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (1978– )
Action
Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yumi Takigawa, Ryô Tamura
Votes: 55
45. Heroes of the East (1978)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy
A Chinese man (Liu) marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all of her Japanese martial arts family by issuing a challenge to her that is misinterpreted ... See full summary »
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Yuka Mizuno, Yasuaki Kurata, Naozo Kato
Votes: 2,659
aka Heroes of the East or Shaolin vs Ninja (not to be confused with 1981's "Shaolin Fighters vs Ninja" or 1983's "Shaolin vs Ninja" or 1984's "Ninjas vs Shaolin Guards", clearly ninjas and monks don't mix).
46. Yong li ren zhe (1978)
R | 84 min | Action, Drama
Set during the 1920s in snow covered Manchuria. Kao-Ying sells information on the mining operation in Manchuria to the Japanese Intelligence Agency. He's rewarded with a large quantity of jewelery.
Directors: Godfrey Ho, Shi-hyeon Kim | Stars: Ryong Keo, Qiu Yuen, Ye-Min Lee, Kelvin Chan
Votes: 74
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
47. Jin yi wei (1979)
87 min | Action
The tribute paid by the Japanese to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was being diverted by Court Eunuch Ma Tung (Chang Yi), who used the Palace Bodyguards to kill anyone opposing him. Ti ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Lo | Stars: Hua Yueh, Mu-Chuan Chen, Yi Chang, Po Chin
Votes: 38
48. The Shogun Assassins (1979)
148 min | Action, Drama
Generel Sanada, seeking retribution for the murder of his father and a lost battle, both conceived by the Shogun, devises a series of brilliant plans to thwart the Shogun's overwhelming strength.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Hiroki Matsukata, Minori Terada, Teruhiko Aoi, Guts Ishimatsu
Votes: 165
49. The Octagon (1980)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists.
Director: Eric Karson | Stars: Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef, Art Hindle
Votes: 6,163 | Gross: $18.97M
Chuck Norris vs Ninjas, there can be only one winner and it isn't the ninjas.
50. Shadow Warriors (1980–1985)
54 min | Action
A band of ninjas has been forced to stand back and covertly go into business in order to stay out of the spotlight. Being out of favour with the shogun does that to you. With the said ... See full summary »
Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Sô Yamamura, Kirin Kiki, Renji Ishibashi
Votes: 157
aka Shadow Warriors
Starring Sonny Chiba.
51. Ninja Warriors (1980)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that ... See full summary »
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Etsuko Shihomi, Yuki Ninagawa
Votes: 770
aka Shogun's Ninja
Starring Sonny Chiba.
52. Night of the Assassin (1980)
97 min | Action
Historic swordplay of epic proportions tells the story about a hired assassin paid to assassinate the king
Director: Hsueh-Li Pao | Stars: Chung-Kuei Chang, Sha Chao, Ting Chao, David Chiang
Votes: 31
aka Night of the Assassins
53. Enter the Ninja (1981)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After passing a ninja master test in Japan, Cole visits a war buddy in the Philippines. He helps him fight men, who want his buddy's plantation.
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi, Christopher George
Votes: 5,475
Starring Sho Kosugi.
54. Shu shi shen chuan (1981)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Drama
3 men trained in separate styles by the same teacher are located to stop an assassination attempt by marauding ninjas.
Director: Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok | Stars: Chung-Kuei Chang, Peng Chang, Shen-Lin Chen, Sheng Chiang
Votes: 180
aka Ninja in a Deadly Trap
55. Fei dao you jian fei dao (1981)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After her father is killed by the Deadly Blade, the Moon Goddess as she is now known sends out invitations to all the top fighters in the region to try to lure out the Deadly Blade and try to force him to kill his son.
Director: Taylor Wong | Stars: Norman Chu, Pan Pan Yeung, Yasuaki Kurata, David Chiang
Votes: 76
aka Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
56. Gong Fu Huang Di (1981)
92 min | Action
The 4th son of the emperor fights to become the next emperor with the help of the people and of course Kung fu
Director: Hsueh-Li Pao | Stars: Lung Ti, Szu Shih, Tao Chang, Kuan Tai Chen
Votes: 51
57. The Shinobi Ninja (1981)
103 min | Action
Fighters hired to steal back a secret document that if public could destroy all democracy.
Director: Yasuhiro Shikamura | Stars: Tadashi Yamashita, Yasuhiro Shikamura, Eric Lee, Karen Sheperd
Votes: 54
58. Miraculous Flower (1981)
87 min | Action
An orphan girl becomes a martial arts expert to revenge her murdered family, and discovers that the evil monk behind the play has turned her loved ones against her.
Director: Hao Fang | Stars: Ling Chang, Hua Tsung, Ah-Lei Gua, Hsieh Wang
Votes: 62
aka Phoenix the Ninja
Written by Godfrey Ho.
59. Death of a Ninja (1982)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with those vying for power, particularly the ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Noriko Watanabe, Jun Miho, Yuki Kazamatsuri
Votes: 614
Starring Sonny Chiba.
60. Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
95 min | Action, Comedy
Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee, Jeong-lee Hwang, Kaname Tsushima
Votes: 2,045
aka Ninja in the Dragon's Den
61. Five Elements Ninjas (1982)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama
A Chinese martial arts school is infiltrated and destroyed by ninjas. Tian Hao survives the massacre and seeks to uncover the trickery of ninjutsu in order to beat the Five Element Ninjas and avenge his family.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Tien-Chi Cheng, Tien-Hsiang Lung, Meng Lo, Michael Wai-Man Chan
Votes: 3,166
aka Super Ninjas or Chinese Super Ninjas or Five Element Ninjas
63. Han shan fei hu (1982)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama
The Purple Jade Badger: is what all martial artists seek, a magical elixir that will transform the drinker into an all-powerful kung-fu master! The Flying Fox comes seeking the murderer of ... See full summary »
Director: Chao-Yung Li | Stars: Peng Tien, Ho Tien, Hua Tsung, Chun-Erh Lung
Votes: 87
64. Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger (1982)
R | 95 min | Drama, Action
A champion martial artist is drawn into a conspiracy after a clan of ninjas are believed to be responsible for a kidnapping plot.
Director: Shi-hyeon Kim | Stars: Ryong Keo, Jeong-lee Hwang, Jeong-ah Seo, Philip Chan
Votes: 165
aka Secret Ninja, Roaring Dragon
65. Xiong zhong (1982)
R | 81 min | Action, Drama
After trying to go straight, an ex-con is drawn back into the criminal underworld when his old gang kidnaps a woman.
Directors: Bruce Le, Joseph Velasco, André Koob | Stars: Bruce Le, Jeong-lee Hwang, Harold Sakata, André Koob
Votes: 236
66. Gui mian ren zhe (1982)
85 min | Action, Comedy
3 boys are told they are Japanese orphans and raised by I-Ho Ninja Society. They learn they are Chinese and the Society tries to kill them.
Director: Shih-Hao Ko | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, Yi-Fung Lu, Sheng Chiang, Feng Lu
Votes: 75
aka Venom of the Ninja
67. Ninja: The Violent Sorceror (1982)
90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A murderer, with the help of Chinese vampires, does battle with the ghost of a dead gambling lord's wife and the gambling lord's living brother.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Simon Reed, Harry Carter, Henry Steele, Joe Nelson
Votes: 108
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
68. The Leopard Fist Ninja (1982)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action
He's a loner who's traveled far, seeking out chances to improve and finally perfect his fighting skills. For now, he can fulfill his life's destiny: to kill the man who calls himself King ... See full summary »
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Jack Lam, Willie Freeman, Chung Wok, James Exshaw
Votes: 118
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
69. Duel to the Death (1983)
R | 86 min | Action, Drama
The best sword master from China vs the best sword master from Japan. Who will win?
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Norman Chu, Damian Lau, Flora Chong-Leen, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 2,357
aka Duel to the Death
70. Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After ninjas killed his family, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When his friend betrays him, Cho must prepare for the ultimate battle.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye, Arthur Roberts
Votes: 5,852 | Gross: $10.33M
aka Ninja II: Revenge of the Ninja
Starring Sho Kosugi.
71. Ninja vs. Shaolin (1983)
88 min | Action
In Japanese-occupied China, a group of ruthless ninjas schemes to take control of a Shaolin temple - and all of its riches - by any means necessary. The peaceful Shaolin monks are reluctant... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tai | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, William Yen, Alan Chung San Chui, Chi-Ping Chang
Votes: 220
72. Kabamaru the Ninja (1983)
96 min | Comedy
Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather's mistress, who is a school ... See full summary »
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Strong Kongô, Hikaru Kurosaki, Hiroyuki Sanada
Votes: 305
aka Kabamaru the Ninja
Starring Sonny Chiba.
It and the TV series are animations and I have tended to focus on live action work, but they are highly regarded so get in here.
73. Igano Kabamaru (1983–1984)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After the death of Saizou, Kabamaru's horribly strict grandfather and Iga ninja teacher, an old lady, Ran Ookubo, claims that she received a letter from him asking her to take care of his grandson.
Stars: Ryûsei Nakao, Eiko Yamada, Mai Tachihara, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 697
aka Kabamaru
74. The Last Ninja (1983 TV Movie)
87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story of an art dealer who, leads a double life as a martial arts warrior.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Michael Beck, Nancy Kwan, John McMartin, Mako
Votes: 283
75. The Super Ninja (1984)
89 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John is a NYPD maverick who's also a ninja and has black partner Spencer. He soon unravels an international conspiracy that revolves around his girlfriend Nancy and her scientist father, who's created a secret formula.
Director: Kuo-Ren Wu | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, Eugene Thomas, Mei Lo, Il-do Jang
Votes: 567
76. Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
R | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
An evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave, by possessing an innocent woman's body.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, David Chung
Votes: 5,214 | Gross: $7.61M
Starring Sho Kosugi.
77. The Master (1984)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.
Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Timothy Van Patten, Shô Kosugi, Cynthia Lea Clark
Votes: 1,612
Starring Sho Kosugi.
78. The Ninja Mission (1984)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
Swedish scientist named Karl Markov is taken hostage by the KGB. After his daughter Nadia is also kidnapped and brought deep into the heart of Russia, a group of highly trained ninjas, led ... See full summary »
Director: Mats Helge Olsson | Stars: Krzysztof Kolberger, Hanna Bieniuszewicz, Bo F. Munthe, Curt Broberg
Votes: 759
79. Wu seng (1984)
87 min | Action
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Chang | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, Yeong-il Kim, Ryong Wang, Dae-uk An
Votes: 111
80. Ninja's Force (1984)
94 min | Adventure, Action
After a dangerous top-secret formula is stolen, a government agent traces the thieves back to a mysterious island and a secret-society of Ninja's.
Directors: Romano Kristoff, Teddy Page | Stars: Romano Kristoff, Mike Monty, Ken Watanabe, Gwendolyn Hung
Votes: 154
81. Sexy Timetrip Ninjas (1984)
65 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
1615. Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke is assigned the task of finding a hidden treasure that will restore his clan to their full power. However, sexy ninja warrior Kagero stands in Sasuke's way. ... See full summary »
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Yûka Takemura, Arisa Shindo, Yûko Aoki, Yutaka Ikejima
Votes: 112
With a title like "Molester Train" I think we all know what this film is going to be like.
82. Ninja in the Killing Fields (1984 Video)
86 min | Action
The ruthless leader of a Ninja Organization plans to expand his drug dealing operation worldwide and a highly trained agent from America's Anti-Drug Agency is given the suicidal mission of seeking out and destroying him first.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Stuart Smith, Louis Roth, Jane Kingsly, Henry Steele
Votes: 201
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
83. Zhi zun shen tou (1984)
91 min | Action, Crime
The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror.
Directors: Ming Chin, Godfrey Ho | Stars: Richard Harrison, Don Wong, Yasuaki Kurata, Barbara Yuen
Votes: 263
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
84. American Ninja (1985)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock
Votes: 16,703 | Gross: $10.50M
Starring Michael Dudikoff.
85. Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
Two anti-terrorist agents are assigned to free a busload of American schoolchildren in the Philippines who are taken hostage by terrorists.
Director: Emmett Alston | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Brent Huff, Emilia Crow, Blackie Dammett
Votes: 1,589
Starring Sho Kosugi.
86. Pray for Death (1985)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a peace-loving Japanese immigrant and his family become victims of a crime syndicate, a master ninja emerges.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Shô Kosugi, James Booth, Donna Kei Benz, Norman Burton
Votes: 2,192
Starring Sho Kosugi.
87. Hong men jue e zhe (1985)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sewage workers Jack and Charlie get involved in an international Asian gang war when Jack helps the boss of a Shanghai gang against one of his rebellious underlings. This underling then ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tai | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, Philip So, Hsueh-Erh Hu, Hsieh Wang
Votes: 346
88. USA Ninja (1985)
85 min | Action
Two cops are investigating a drug ring that may be led by an American man who saved them when they were kids. But when he kidnaps one's wife, they must fight through an army of ninjas to save her.
Director: Kuo-Ren Wu | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, George Nicholas, Eugene Thomas, Alex Yip
Votes: 150
89. Tou qing ke (1985)
91 min | Action
A tournament fighter becomes involved in the search for a valuable pendant.
Directors: Yeong-cheol Choi, Chun Bang Yang | Stars: Michael Wai-Man Chan, Mabel Kwong, Elaine Jin, David Lo
Votes: 130
90. Bionic Ninja (1985)
91 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A CIA operative in Hong Kong must become a Ninja in order to retrieve a stolen Top Technical Secret Film from a Clan of Ninjas sent by the KGB.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Leo Fong, Kelly Steve, Alan Hemmings, Rick Wilson
Votes: 115
91. Ninja Warriors (1985)
90 min | Action, Horror
Document-stealing killer super ninjas are up to no good. A more robust and secure records management system could have discouraged such behavior.
Director: Teddy Page | Stars: Ronald L. Marchini, Romano Kristoff, Paul Vance, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 213
92. Ninja Project Daredevils (1985)
83 min | Action, Drama
A secret mission with the code name Project Daredevil is planned by the notorious Black Ninja Gang.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Chris Peterson, Daniel Welk, Kelly Kruize, Henry Band
Votes: 80
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
93. Ninja Champion (1986)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action
A couple camping in the woods is attacked by a trio of thugs and the wife is beaten and raped. A few months after the assault, she is hunting down the three (who happen to be diamond ... See full summary »
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Bruce Baron, Pierre Tremblay, Phillip Ching, Jack Lam
Votes: 299
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
94. Ninja Terminator (1986)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure
Three martial-arts students search for the Golden Ninja Warrior, a statue reputed to have magic powers.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Richard Harrison, Jeong-lee Hwang, Jonathan Wattis, Maria Francesca
Votes: 1,400
Directed by Godfrey Ho.
95. Silver Dragon Ninja (1986)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Action, Crime
A female cop bravely goes undercover to bust a black ninja operation. Lots of swordplay ensues, as our heroine battles it out ninja-style in order to cover up her true identity and stop ... See full summary »
Director: Don Kong | Stars: Harry Caine, Eddy Chan, Conrad Chow, Philip Gamboa
Votes: 114
96. Ninja the Final Duel (1986)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime
The Ji Ho Ninja clan vow to destroy the monks of a Shaolin temple. To do so they must first perfect their Water Spider Assault Unit, the Iron Tiger Claw, the Ninja Rock Climbing Formation ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tai | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, Alice Tseng, Alan Lee, Eugene Thomas
Votes: 212
97. Eagle Island (1986)
90 min | Action, Thriller
The alarm blips for the 6th time in an army base on a Swedish Island. Two female bird photographers try to stay hidden as Russian special forces "in ninja suits" make short work of the Swedish conscripts on their way to steal a secret code.
Director: Mats Helge Olsson | Stars: Tom O'Rourke, Terry D. Seago, Summer Thomas, Lisa Robinson
Votes: 72
98. Ninja Kids and the Samurai Sword (1986)
G | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Group of kids explore an underground cavern and find a mystical land where they battle Lotus, an evil sorceress.
Director: Pablo Santiago | Stars: J.C. Bonnin, Francis Magalona, Ramon Christopher, Keno
Votes: 225
99. Ultimax Force (1987)
90 min | Action
Several of Michael Dudikofs mates with swords and guns. American Ninja meets Missing in Action. Fank u
Director: Willy Milan | Stars: Arnold Nicholas, Jeremy Ladd, Patrick Scott, Vincent Giffin
Votes: 109
100. Brigada explosiva contra los ninjas (1986)
70 min | Adventure, Family, Action
Director: Miguel Fernández Alonso | Stars: Moria Casán, Emilio Disi, Gino Renni, Berugo Carambula
Votes: 216
aka Explosive Brigade Against the Ninjas
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