Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

An evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave, by possessing an innocent woman's body.

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writer:

James R. Silke

Stars:

Shô Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shô Kosugi	...	Yamada
Lucinda Dickey	...	Christie
Jordan Bennett	...	Billy Secord
David Chung	...	Black Ninja
Dale Ishimoto	...	Okuda
James Hong	...	Miyashima
Bob Craig	...	Netherland
Pamela Ness	...	Alana
Roy Padilla	...	Winslow
Moe Mosley	...	Pickwick
John LaMotta	...	Case
Ron Foster	...	Jiminez
Steven Lambert	...	Pilot (as Steve Lambert)
Earl W. Smith	...	Jefferson (as Earl Smith)
Carver Barnes	...	Nicholson

Storyline

The body of a sexy aerobics instructor is invaded by the evil spirit of a dying ninja. At first, changes in her behavior is limited to having strange interactions with an arcade game, doing sexy things with V8 juice, and being attracted to an unusually hairy police officer. But soon enough, she's systematically killing, ninja-style, the officers responsible for the ninja's death, and can only be stopped by another ninja!

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Plot Keywords:

ninja | death | police | cult film | violence | 

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Taglines:

He's the ultimate killer, she's the perfect weapon.

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ninja III: la dominación

Filming Locations:

Glendale, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golan-Globus Productions, Cannon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lucinda Dickey was cast in the film because she had worked on the "Breakin'" films, which were both directed by Sam Firstenberg, and she had the physical presence to do all the stunts during the film.

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Goofs

When Christie seduces Billy, she takes her towel off and we see a white towel covering her breast. The next shot shows her bare back and no second towel.

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Quotes

Christie: If you're gonna book me then book me. Otherwise just let me out.
Secord: I'm not gonna book you. I wanna take you to my old neighborhood. There's a guy there I want you to beat up for me.

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Connections

Follows Enter the Ninja (1981)

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Soundtracks

"What Kind Of Boy Is This?"
Performed by Leza Miller
Music and lyrics by Dave Powell

User Reviews

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There are few movies that have the massive amount of non stop ninja action as Ninja III: the Domination. This is a story of love, redemption and revenge, however, this is mainly a story about flipping out and killing people for no reason at all. If you've been searching for a movie where a ninja goes absolutely nuts and takes all kinds of people to their graves just because he's a ninja and he can do it, this is the movie for you. I can't think of any movies to compare this to, because no movie is this awesome. Wait, oh, have you ever seen the thing with two heads? There is a part in that where the titular thing is riding around on a motorcycle and about a million cop cars are chasing it/them around, but they keep crashing and what not BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CATCH THE THING WITH TWO HEADS!!! Well, that is kind of what Ninja III is like. I highly recommend this film especially if you like the following things: Ninjas, swords, Lucinda Dickie from Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, video games about being a bouncer in a bar, ambiguous and underdeveloped love stories or "good" ninjas.