Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

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... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writer:

James R. Silke (screenplay)

Stars:

Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shô Kosugi	...	Cho Osaki (as Sho Kosugi Black Ninja)
Keith Vitali	...	Dave Hatcher
Virgil Frye	...	Lt. Dime
Arthur Roberts	...	Braden
Mario Gallo	...	Caifano
Grace Oshita	...	Grandmother Osaki
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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

ninjitsu | heroin | female nudity | bow and arrow | sword duel | 

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Taglines:

They're the last two alive... But when they meet, only one will survive.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ninja II

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$509,106, 11 September 1983, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$13,168,027, 31 December 1983

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The violence was dramatically cut for its original theatrical release which still garnered '18' certificates around the world.

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Goofs

When Braden throws the mini knife into Chifano's hand at the end of the film, Chifano turns his hand around, the point of the blade is at a lower position than where the handle and the rest of the blade entered into his hand.

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Quotes

Lieutenant Dire: You talk to me, you son of a bitch. Now somebody's muscling in and I want to know who the FUCK it is.
Chifano: That's my bag of apples.
Lieutenant Dire: And mine.
Chifano: Bullshit! You guys celebrate downtown every time one of us gets the clap. What the FUCK do you WANT from me, Dire?
Lieutenant Dire: I want a name. I want addresses. I've got nothing.
Chifano: Then you've got what I've got. SHIT!

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Connections

Referenced in Kingkoy: Ninja Komisyon (1986)

User Reviews

Avenging forces...

Sho Kosugi stars as a ninja who had his whole family wiped out by a rival clan (We even witness his son take an arrow to the back) and when his entire family is killed, except for his mother and youngest son he decides to hang his jammies up and live out his life as a businessman however when his partner runs drugs and Kosugi's son witnesses it, Kosugi must protect his son and take on his equally proficient pal in the art of ninjitsu. Revenge Of The Ninja is quite possibly the best ninja movie ever made. (Ironically the best and worst ninja movies have Sho Kosugi. Worst one being 9 Deaths of The Ninja) In it we witness everything that makes a ninja movie so appealing, lots of cheesy zen philosophy, tons of fight sequences, lots of carnage and just tons of cheese in general. Revenge Of The Ninja also remains probably the best movie to date from Sho Kosugi and indeed it is just unfortunate he had his son also partake in what could have been even better without the kid. Still Revenge Of The Ninja is a very enjoyable movie and that is not even including the granny ninja.

* * * out of 4-(Good)