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 ...
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Cast
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| Krzysztof Kolberger | ... | Mason | |
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Hanna Bieniuszewicz | ... | Nadia (as Hanna Pola) |
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Bo F. Munthe | ... | Hansen |
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Curt Broberg | ... | Markov |
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Hans Rosteen | ... | Ableman |
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John Quantz | ... | Johnny |
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Sirka Sander | ... | Natassia |
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Mark Davies | ... | Mike |
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Wolff Lindner | ... | Daniels (as Wolf Linder) |
| Mats Helge Olsson | ... | Ivan (as Mats Helge) | |
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Brett Barber | ... | Tom |
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Bob Gileberg | ... | First helicopter pilot |
| Nigel Bennett | ... | Second helicopter pilot | |
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Lucy Frost | ... | Night club hostess |
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Derek Keith | ... | First ninja at nightclub |
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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. Written by morroviolet
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Agents of destruction. Warriors of darkness. Professionals of death. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
September 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Misja ninja See more »Company Credits
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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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According to director Mats Helge Olsson, then-unknown Jean-Claude Van Damme applied for a job as an extra in this movie. See more »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. See more »Soundtracks
Baby You Ran Awayby Tove Naess, Claes Munktell, Thomas Olausson
Rearranged by Dag Unenge (as Danny Young)
Sung by Suzzie Tapper (as Susie Tapper)
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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.