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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

R 90 min  -  Action | Drama  -   16 September 1983 (USA)
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After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writer:

James R. Silke (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shô Kosugi ...
Cho Osaki
Keith Vitali ...
Dave Hatcher
Virgil Frye Virgil Frye ...
Lt. Dire
Arthur Roberts ...
Braden
Mario Gallo Mario Gallo ...
Chifano
Grace Oshita Grace Oshita ...
Grandmother
Ashley Ferrare ...
Cathy
Kane Kosugi ...
Kane Osaki
John LaMotta John LaMotta ...
Joe (as John La Motta)
Mel Hampton Mel Hampton ...
Detective Rios
Oscar Rowland Oscar Rowland ...
One Eyed Informant
Professor Toru Tanaka Professor Toru Tanaka ...
Sumo Servant (as Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Don Shanks Don Shanks ...
Chief
Joe Pagliuso Joe Pagliuso ...
Alberto
Ladd Anderson Ladd Anderson ...
Thief #1
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Storyline

After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, 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 he finds out that his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for the ultimate battle he has ever been involved in. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Doll | Heroin | Japan | Ninja | Strangulation  | See more »

Taglines:

400 years of training in the art of sudden death... unleashed on 20th century America. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ninja II See more »

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$509,106 (USA) (11 September 1983) (93 Screens)

Gross:

$13,168,027 (USA) (1983)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally going to be totally filmed in Los Angeles but the expenses to film there kept growing (city permits, mandatory police officers, fire marshals, location fees, parking, etc). The Utah Film Commission was trying to get Cannon Films to start producing films in their state and a representative promised no permits, location fees, or union deals as well as lower salaries for local crews. This is why the films production was moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene where Cho's son Kane is walking the streets, he stops at a unknown building, at a short distance away from the entrance. The scene cuts to him inside the deserted building, hitting piles of broken wood with a stick he found. In a scene later on, you can see him walking into the same building entrance, only the building is not the same deserted building he walked into earlier, it is his father's Japanese doll shop. See more »

Quotes

Cho Osaki: I have given up fighting. My sword is sealed forever. Here in America I will not follow the way of the ninja. No more.
Kane Osaki: Why not daddy?
Cho Osaki: Because the way killed your mother.
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Connections

Referenced in "Acropolis Now: The Proxy Blues (#1.2)" (1989) See more »