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Director:
Sam Firstenberg
Writer:
James R. Silke (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 September 1983 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama See more »
Tagline:
400 years of training in the art of sudden death... unleashed on 20th century America. See more »
Plot:
After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life... See more » | Full synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
Silly and poorly scripted, but Sho Kosugi and his son Kane perform admirably and have a strong screen presence See more (46 total) »

Cast

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Shô Kosugi ... Cho Osaki

Keith Vitali ... Dave Hatcher
Virgil Frye ... Lt. Dire

Arthur Roberts ... Braden
Mario Gallo ... Chifano
Grace Oshita ... Grandmother

Ashley Ferrare ... Cathy

Kane Kosugi ... Kane Osaki
John LaMotta ... Joe (as John La Motta)
Mel Hampton ... Detective Rios
Oscar Rowland ... One Eyed Informant
Professor Toru Tanaka ... Sumo Servant (as Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Don Shanks ... Chief
Joe Pagliuso ... Alberto
Ladd Anderson ... Thief #1
Cyrus Theibeault ... Thief #2
Steve Ketcher ... Big Thug

Donré Sampson ... Shooting Thug (as Don Ré Sampson)
Steven Lambert ... Cowboy Thug
Jogi Hollands ... Rising Sun Shirt Thug
Al Lai ... Tattooed Torturer
Alan Amiel ... Red Ninja Leader
David Barth ... Donny

George Sullivan ... Corridor Gunman
Tim Eisenhart ... Chifano's Body Guard #1

Danny Rogers ... Chifano's Body Guard #2 (as Dan Rogers)
Jerry North ... Unlucky Door Guard #1
Jack North ... Unlucky Door Guard #2
Jack Turner ... Stairway Gunman #1
Ken Mckkonnel ... Stairway Gunman #2
Jody Asbury ... Hallway Tripper
Glen Joe ... Street Kid
Regina Romero ... Street Kid
José Gonzáles ... Street Kid
Arturo Yepes ... Street Kid
Azande Aiken ... Street Kid
Minny Minoya ... Ninja
Dick Hancock ... Ninja
Phil Guerrero ... Ninja
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank L. Bare II ... Ninja (uncredited)
Eddie Tse ... Masked Ninja (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Firstenberg 
 
Writing credits
James R. Silke (screenplay)

Produced by
Yoram Globus .... producer
Menahem Golan .... producer
David Womark .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
W. Michael Lewis 
Laurin Rinder 
Robert J. Walsh 
 
Cinematography by
David Gurfinkel 
 
Film Editing by
Mark Helfrich 
 
Art Direction by
Paul Staheli 
 
Set Decoration by
Dian Perryman 
 
Makeup Department
Karoly Balazs .... makeup artist
Moni Mansano .... hair stylist
Moni Mansano .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Karen Hoenig .... post-production supervisor
Christopher Pearce .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Linda Kiffe .... second assistant director
Michael Schroeder .... first assistant director
Dennis M. White .... assistant director
David Womark .... second unit director
 
Art Department
James Reece .... props
 
Sound Department
David Lee Fein .... foley artist
Kimberly Harris .... sound effects editor
Frederico Loaker .... foley artist
Ray O'Reilly .... sound re-recording mixer
Keith Olson .... foley artist
Robert Perissi .... foley artist
M. Curtis Price .... sound re-recording mixer
Hari Ryatt .... sound effects editor
Paul A. Sharpe .... sound re-recording mixer
Michael R. Sloan .... supervising sound editor (as Michael Sloan)
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein .... sound mixer
Les Udy .... sound
Dorothy Wright .... foley artist
Ken Dufva .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Joe Quinlivan .... special effects
 
Stunts
Frank L. Bare II .... stunts
Steven Lambert .... stunt coordinator (as Steve Lambert)
Don Shanks .... assistant stunt coordinator
Don Shanks .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Hanania Baer .... additional cinematographer
Tami Ben-Horin .... still photographer
David King .... still photographer
Ann Krupa .... additional camera team
Samuel Levy .... key grip
Michael E. Little .... extra camera assistant
Tami Porath .... still photographer
Reed Smoot .... camera operator: second unit
Reed Smoot .... director of photography: second unit
Brian Sullivan .... assistant camera
Joseph Ultman .... additional camera team
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Cone .... costumes
Naomi Golan .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Ken Bornstein .... assistant editor
Michael J. Duthie .... supervising editor
Daniel Wetherbee .... additional editor
Linda Whittlesey .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Mark Helfrich .... music editor
 
Other crew
Kent Adamson .... assistant to producer
Kimberly Avery .... production coordinator
Mary Bruyere .... script supervisor
Tom Davis .... location manager
Paula Erickson .... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Julie Fife .... production assistant
Shô Kosugi .... martial arts choreographer
David Marsh .... production assistant
Mikio Sankey .... weapons: ninja
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Way of the Ninja" - Philippines (English title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1983) (1984) (1988) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:(Banned) (1985-2001) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (2001) | UK:18 (heavily cut) | USA:R | West Germany:18
Filming Locations:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Company:
Cannon FilmsSee more »

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

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Silly and poorly scripted, but Sho Kosugi and his son Kane perform admirably and have a strong screen presence, 24 August 2002
Author: sickcritik (sickcritik@hotmail.com)

Marginally entertaining lightweight ninja fluff about a bad ninja smuggling heroin into the states and a good ninja (Sho Kosugi) who has to stop him and avenge the death of his family. They also systematically use every ninja tool and trick in the book exactly once. Silly and poorly scripted, but Sho Kosugi and his son Kane perform admirably and have a strong screen presence. Their conviction alone raises the film from dreadful to tolerable.

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