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The Master

  • TV Series
  • 1984
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.5K
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Lee Van Cleef, Shô Kosugi, and Timothy Van Patten in The Master (1984)
ActionAdventureDrama

An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.

  • Creator
    • Michael Sloan
  • Stars
    • Lee Van Cleef
    • Timothy Van Patten
    • Shô Kosugi
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Michael Sloan
    • Stars
      • Lee Van Cleef
      • Timothy Van Patten
      • Shô Kosugi
    • 34User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Lee Van Cleef
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    • Max Keller
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    • Okasa
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    • Patrick T. Keller
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    • Trivia
      A lot of the shows episodes were filmed in 1983 and the show released in Winter 1984 as a mid-season replacement by NBC.
    • Goofs
      The roof of the bar begins to collapse before the Master kicks it.
    • Quotes

      Max Keller: Don't worry, I won't leave this bar through the window.

    • Alternate versions
      2 episodes of the series were combined into a feature-length video release titled "Master Ninja I". An additional feature-length video combining two episodes was released under the title "Master Ninja II".
    • Connections
      Edited into Tela Class: Vovô é Foda (2007)

    User reviews34

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    Worth a look at on a rainy day.
    This series will always live on in my memory despite my not having seen it for a number of years. Sho Kosugi was well cast as the ninja bad guy. It is such a shame that he never became a greater star, but such is life. However, the casting of Lee Van Cleef as the good ninja was just pitifully unrealistic. Whilst a fine actor, it required too much of a suspension of disbelief to believe he could do any of the martial arts maneauvers he was supposed to. He was just plain too old.

    That said, I have many a fond memory of this series. No doubt, were I to watch them again now I would find many of the episodes cringe-inducing (just like some of the original Star Trek series). But still worth a look at on a rainy day.
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    • Rob_Taylor
    • Dec 17, 2002

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Master Ninja
    • Production companies
      • Michael Sloan Productions
      • Viacom Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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