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The Ninja Mission

  • 19841984
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
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4.1/10
726
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The Ninja Mission (1984)
ActionDrama
Swedish scientist named Karl Markov is taken hostage by the KGB. After his daughter Nadia is also kidnapped and brought deep into the heart of Russia, a group of highly trained ninjas, led b... Read allSwedish scientist named Karl Markov is taken hostage by the KGB. After his daughter Nadia is also kidnapped and brought deep into the heart of Russia, a group of highly trained ninjas, led by American CIA agent Mason, is ordered to get them out.Swedish scientist named Karl Markov is taken hostage by the KGB. After his daughter Nadia is also kidnapped and brought deep into the heart of Russia, a group of highly trained ninjas, led by American CIA agent Mason, is ordered to get them out.
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
726
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    • Mats Helge Olsson
    • Matthew Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Krzysztof Kolberger
    • Hanna Bieniuszewicz
    • Bo F. Munthe
    • Mats Helge Olsson
    • Matthew Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Krzysztof Kolberger
    • Hanna Bieniuszewicz
    • Bo F. Munthe
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    • 14User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Krzysztof Kolberger and Hanna Bieniuszewicz in The Ninja Mission (1984)

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    Krzysztof Kolberger
    Krzysztof Kolberger
    • Mason
    • (as Christofer Kohlberg)
    Hanna Bieniuszewicz
    • Nadia
    • (as Hanna Pola)
    Bo F. Munthe
    • Hansen
    Curt Broberg
    • Markov
    • (as Curt Brober)
    Hans Rosteen
    • Ableman
    John Quantz
    • Johnny
    • (as John Quantz von Ills)
    Sirka Sander
    • Natassia
    Mark Davies
    • Mike
    Wolff Lindner
    • Daniels
    • (as Wolf Linder)
    Mats Helge Olsson
    Mats Helge Olsson
    • Ivan
    • (as Mats Helge)
    Brett Barber
    • Tom
    Bob Gileberg
    • First helicopter pilot
    Nigel Bennett
    Nigel Bennett
    • Second helicopter pilot
    • (as Nigel Bennet)
    Lucy Frost
    • Night club hostess
    Derek Keith
    • First ninja at nightclub
    Victor Lester
    • Second ninja at nightclub
    Terry Jason
    • Third ninja at nightclub
    Mario Miller
    • KGB driver
      • Mats Helge Olsson
      • Matthew Jacobs
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    • Trivia
      This is one of the highest-grossing Swedish movies of all time, being released in more than 54 countries and even achieving cult status in Asia.
    • Goofs
      Some of the supposedly Russian soldiers (who are not merely posing as Swedish soldiers) are equipped with Swedish military-issue submachine guns, model m/45 B, which have never been a part of Russian military equipment.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Return of the Jonsson League (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Baby You Ran Away
      by Tove Naess, Claes Munktell, Thomas Olausson

      Rearranged by Dag Unenge (as Danny Young)

      Sung by Suzzie Tapper (as Susie Tapper)

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    Sweden's most lucrative film yet
    This is truly a Swedish cult classic. On the cover of my copy, the tag line is "Ninjas and the CIA explode in violence in the heart of Russia". To the best of my knowledge, Ninja Mission is still the Swedish film to generate the most revenue (abroad, since it was instantly banned in Sweden during the merry 80's).

    The movie itself is a clumsily put together action bonanza with a superbly surreal plot revolving around a revolutionary energy source, kidnapped scientists, and lots and lots of ninjas employed, for some reason, by the Americans.

    The random slow motions scenes, haphazard spurts of violence and blurred footage come together to create a rather confusing, if entertaining B-movie with a thin slice of macho heroic moral slapped on top. As in so many other Mats Helge movies screen time is mostly spent on people walking in and out of rooms, running along hallways and yelling 'hurry up' to one another - a surefire way to create excitement. Still, there are joyous little things like the ninja terror weapon that fires a toxic dart, making the victim's heart (or head!) explode, and a fair amount of decent ninja action with some pretty neat martial arts moves.

    70% of the actors sport heavy Swedish accent, and Mats Helge himself plays the fat, bearded Russian secret agent that kidnaps young girls.
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    • olaholmdahl
    • Aug 27, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1984 (United States)
      • Sweden
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Lidköping, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • VTC
      • World Film Alliance
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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      • Mono

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