American Ninja
The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.
1985 · 1h 35m · R
Action, Adventure
Directed by
Sam Firstenberg
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American Ninja
Overview
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
Director and cast
- Sam Firstenberg Director
- Michael Dudikoff as Pvt. Joe Armstrong
- Steve James as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
- Judie Aronson as Patricia Hickock
- Guich Koock as Col. William T. Hickock
- John Fujioka as Shinyuki
- Don Stewart as Victor Ortega
- John LaMotta as MSgt. Rinaldo
- Tadashi Yamashita as Black Star Ninja
- Phillip Brock as Pvt. Charley Madison
- Tony Carreon as Older Colombian
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