American Ninja (1985)
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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Michael DudikoffPvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve JamesCpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie AronsonPatricia Hickock
Guich KoockCol. William T. Hickock
John FujiokaShinyuki
Don StewartVictor Ortega
John LaMottaMSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi YamashitaBlack Star Ninja
Phillip BrockPvt. Charley Madison
Tony CarreonOlder Colombian
Roi VinzonYounger Colombian
Richard NortonMPKeywords
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What is American Ninja about?
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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American Ninja has a runtime of 95 minutes.
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