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Top Fighter (1987)

Rage of Honor (original title)
R | | Action, Drama | February 1987 (USA)
A Japanese cop, Shiro, and his partner Ray are after a bunch of drug dealers. But they are betrayed by an insider and Ray is killed. Shiro follows the murderer, a sadistic drug lord, up to Singapore.

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Shiro Tanaka
Lewis Van Bergen ...
Havlock
Robin Evans ...
Jennifer Lane
Gerry Gibson
Charles Lucia ...
Dick (as Chip Lucia)
Richard Wiley ...
Ray Jones
Carlos Estrada
Ulises Dumont
Theodore McNabney ...
(as Ted McNabney)
Alan Amiel
Armando Capo ...
Juan (as Armando Caro)
Marlee Jepson ...
Girl in Convertible
Alejo Apsega ...
Killer in Hotel
Ezequiel Ezquenazi ...
Killer in Hotel (as Ezequiel Ezkenazi)
Eric Seward ...
Desk Clerk
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A Japanese cop, Shiro, and his partner Ray are after a bunch of drug dealers. But they are betrayed by an insider and Ray is killed. Shiro follows the murderer, a sadistic drug lord, up to Singapore.

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Way of the Ninja  »

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When the natives shoot arrows at Shiro Tanaka as he crosses the waterfall gorge on a rope, an arrow supposedly gets shot through the rope at right angles. But they are shooting almost directly straight along the rope at him, so that would be impossible. See more »

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Expect a couple of neat surprises in this one.
23 November 1998 | by (Suffolk, Virginia) – See all my reviews

Please do not confuse this title with RAGE AND HONOR starring Cynthia Rothrock. This martial arts / action film is still not pumped up to the limit, but it did deliver some occasional surprises. Our Asian action man, Tanaka, can fist-fight and use a gun simultaneously. Not only that, he also carries a wide arsenal of weapons including ninja stars and bombs, all of which makes this worth an evening rental. Even more, he does about a couple of cool action stunts that rival (but not as good as) Jackie Chan once in a while. It's a fairly solid 80s actioner because of these features. Let me warn you, though. This movie is kind of lame and it won't hold your interest after one viewing. Solid choreography carries RAGE OF HONOR above the average mark.


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