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American Ninja
The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.
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.
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Checked Jul 23, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Michael DudikoffPvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve JamesCpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie AronsonPatricia Hickock
Guich KoockCol. William T. Hickock
John FujiokaShinyuki
John LaMottaMSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi YamashitaBlack Star NinjaCredits
- Directed by
- Sam Firstenberg
- Written by
- James R. Silke, Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, Gideon Amir
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- American Ninja Collection
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $10.5M
Production
The Cannon GroupUnited States- Golan-Globus ProductionsUnited States
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