Directed by:
Gordon HesslerScreenplay:
James BoothCinematography:
Roy H. WagnerCast:
Shô Kosugi, James Booth, Norman Burton, Kane Kosugi, Michael Constantine, Charles Grueber, Parley Baer, J.J. Perry, Robert Ito, Alan Amiel, Matthew Faison (more)Plots(1)
The Ninja "master" himself, Shô Kosugim stars as Akira, a Japanese immigrant who moves to America. Hoping for a simple life, he opens a restaurant with his family but his world is shattered when he stumbles upon the headquarters of a sinister gang, led by crime lord Limehouse Willie. Wrongfully accused of stealing a precious necklace, the gangsters begin a rampage of murder that takes the life of Akira's wife and threatens the lives of his two sons. Now Akira must step out of his quiet life and reveal his other identity; that of a perfectly skilled Ninja and the most lethal and mysterious of all martial artists. (101 Films)
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If the film didn't try to look so unnecessarily macho, it would be a great action B-movie, but it takes itself too seriously. And for nothing. It could have been a bit more entertaining, but on the other hand, it must be acknowledged that in terms of action scenes, the film is very well done, and sometimes I was amazed by the acrobatic stunts that made it into the scenes.
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