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About
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
Theatrical
May 1, 1987
Box Office
$4.0M
Budget
$350K
Return
11.4x
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Keywords
American Ninja Collection
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries.
Cast
Full credits →M
Michael Dudikoff
Sgt. Joe Armstrong
S
Steve James
Sgt. Curtis Jackson
L
Larry Poindexter
Sgt. Charlie McDonald
M
Mike Stone
Tojo Ken
J
Jeff Celentano
Capt. 'Wild Bill' Woodward
M
Michelle Botes
Alicia Sanborn
G
Gary Conway
Leo 'The Lion' Burke
J
John Fujioka
Shinyuki
J
Jonathan Pienaar
Tommy Taylor
L
Len Sparrowhawk
Pat McCarthy
B
Bill Curry
Inspector Singh
D
Dennis Folbigge
Sir Cloudsly Smith
R
Ralph Draper
Professor Sanborne
J
John Pasternack
Vesuvius
