Enter the Ninja (1981)

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writers:

Dick Desmond (screenplay)
Dick Desmond (story)

Release Date:

2 October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Warriors of a lost martial art! Hired assassins ...human killing machines!

Plot:

After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the Phillippines and finds...

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Ninja | Army Buddy | Extramarital Affair | Friend In Distress

Cast

Franco Nero	...	Cole
Susan George	...	Mary Ann Landers
Shô Kosugi	...	Hasegawa
Christopher George	...	Charles Venarius
Alex Courtney	...	Frank Landers
Will Hare	...	Dollars
Zachi Noy	...	Siegfried 'The Hook' Schultz
Constantine Gregory	...	Mr. Parker (as Constantin de Goguel)
Dale Ishimoto	...	Komori
Joonee Gamboa	...	Mr. Mesuda
Leo Martinez	...	Pee Wee
Ken Metcalfe	...	Elliot
Subas Herrero	...	Alberto
Alan Amiel	...	Maroon Ninja
Douglas Ivan	...	Maroon Ninja (as Doug Ivan)

Also Known As:

Ninja I

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1981) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1984) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (DVD rating) (2008) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1983) | Norway:(Banned) (video) (1984) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Company:

City Film (1980s)

Trivia:

There is no spoken dialog in the first ten minutes of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final fight, Cole's sword is thrown out of the arena. Ten seconds later he is miraculously holding it again.

Quotes:

Dollars: So who are you going to kill next, Mr. Ninja?
Cole: My friend, a ninja doesn't kill. He eliminates and only for defensive purposes.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Transformers: Enter the Nightbird (#2.6)" (1985)

A ninja movie classic but below the average

This is a very famous Ninja movie but it isn't a nice movie. If you want to see some ninjas and some figures, want to know some things about Ninjas see this movie. This movie only for ninja fans and who wants to make nostalgia.

First 20 minutes and last 20 minutes of the movie are best. You can just see Ninja figures and fight in this scenes. Between these are below the average, nearly bad as a movie. Acting is bad. Sho (black ninja) is the best actor in this movie. Frank Nero is a good actor and charismatic but he cannot fight good. Scenario is also not good. Its so simple. Franko Nero comes near to his best , old friend from army and war. He also protects him from mafia but he is having sex ( go to bed ) with his wife and his friend knows this but don't say anything to Nero negative. Is this possible in life ? What a friendship !

Finally this movie started a genre ; Ninja movies. Also there is the ninja master Sho Kasugi but some fighting scenes are not realistic and not fast even with shoo. This film is below the average even it is a classic.