Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)

Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.

Director:

Corey Yuen

Writer:

See-Yuen Ng

Stars:

Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee, Jang-Lee Hwang

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Genbu
Conan Lee	...	Sun Jing
Jang-Lee Hwang	...	The Magician (as Jang Lee Hwang)
Kaname Tsushima	...	Akane
Hiroshi Tanaka	...	Fukusa
Tai-Bo	...	Chee
Yeong-Mun Kwon	...	Sanchiro (as Wing-Man Kwan)
Feng Tien
Chia-Hsiang Wu
Kao-Shan Hsiao
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chung-Kuei Chang	...	(as Tsung-Kuei Chang)
Chin-Hai Chen
Lung Chin
Hsing-Nan Ho
Byeong-Gyu Kim

Storyline

Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.

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Plot Keywords:

sword fighting | hook and chain | hand to hand combat | stick fight | impostor | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

After the film's success, producer Ng See Yuen had a huge dispute with the Taiwanese producers regarding with hiring Conan Lee to their pictures which led to misleading where producers thought Ng refused to let them hire Lee. This ended up led the Taiwanese producers to hire a Taiwanese triad members to severely injure and black mailing Ng. Ng See Yuen decided to let Conan Lee off from the contract.

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Goofs

During the entry scene, the ninjas jump through a small door in a cliff-face into the water below. They come through the door one at a time, but the first two land in the water together.

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Connections

Featured in NG See Yuen: Inside the Dragon's Den with Roy Horan (2002)

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Soundtracks

The Legend of the Ninja
Written by Casey Rankin and John Scott
Performed by Alfredo Chen Singers
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

It's a classic.

This movie has everything and a half. Ridiculous stilt fighting, ninjas galore, the 1/2 sentence plot, God skills, demon possession, the hero fighting the latter half of the movie in a pink outfit, and female anatomy saving the day. Clearly a classic.

Actually, it was a definite classic till the middle-end, where it dragged a bit, but the ending picked it back up and saved it.

I recognize the guy from Azumi, but the rest of them were new to me. The fighting and stunts were sufficiently impressive - particularly when they were jumping around and fighting each other standing on 5 foot stilts. Now that's talent.

The kung fu is fun, the actors are very skilled, and the whole thing is entertaining. If you're into kung fu movies, particularly if plot is unimportant to you, you'll enjoy this one.

Details

Country:

Hong Kong Japan

Language:

Cantonese Japanese Mandarin

Release Date:

17 April 1982 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seasonal Film Corporation, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1