American Ninja

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About American Ninja

American Ninja is a 1985 English-language action and adventure film directed by Sam Firstenberg. The cast is led by Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson. It has a runtime of 1h 35m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV.

American Ninja was produced by The Cannon Group and Golan-Globus Productions and made in United States of America and Netherlands. It was released on August 30, 1985, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $10 million worldwide.

Director

Sam Firstenberg

Writers

Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, Gideon Amir

Release date

August 30, 1985

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America, Netherlands

Budget

$1 million

Box office

$10 million

Production

The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

American Ninja cast & crew

American Ninja was directed by Sam Firstenberg and written by Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, and Gideon Amir.

The cast features 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, and Don Stewart as Victor Ortega.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Michael Linn, cinematography is by Hanania Baer, and it was produced by Ken Metcalfe and Menahem Golan.

Is American Ninja worth watching?

American Ninja holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 487 ratings, a more divisive action films.

At 1h 35m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action and adventure, American Ninja is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch American Ninja

In United States, you can stream American Ninja on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of American Ninja

Michael Dudikoff

Pvt. Joe Armstrong

Steve James

Cpl. Curtis Jackson

Judie Aronson

Patricia Hickock

Guich Koock

Col. William T. Hickock

John Fujioka

Shinyuki

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Don Stewart

Victor Ortega

John LaMotta

MSgt. Rinaldo

Tadashi Yamashita

Black Star Ninja

Phillip Brock

Pvt. Charley Madison

Tony Carreon

Older Colombian

Roi Vinzon

Younger Colombian

Richard Norton

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