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	• Revenge of the Ninja Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali MGM (Video & DVD), 2003 average customer review:based on 57 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Owners of the VHS version of this film take note!

I purchased the newer VHS copies of the 3 movies in this series back in 2000, so when this dvd was released I saw that it was still in standard format and passed. Today I ended up watching the dvd and was shocked to discover that the VHS copy contained an edited version of the film with MUCH less gore. When watching my tapes I had thought that I remembered there being a bit more to some of the kills but had attributed that to simply being false memories from my childhood. Now I see that I was correct in my suspicions.

If you're a fan of this series of films that passed on this DVD for the same reason as I did, this is a definite must purchase disc! Now if only they'd release NINJA III on dvd.

(note: this is only in reference to the newer vhs version of this film featuring the same cover design as the dvd)

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So bad is actually good, the best B movie ever!

Bad acting,stupid martial arts sequences, a no brainer plot, more bloopers than in any other movie I remember,and you could add a hot chick that never gets actually naked on the whole flick. Yet this movie rocks!!! I do not really understand why people like this movie so much(me included)but they do. Perhaps the best of the 80's ninja movies. To bad there has never been an actual historically based ninja movie made in the u.s. I would really like to see a good remake of this movie, perhaps Sho could play the grandfather.

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finally

i have been lookin for this movie ever since i was six i LOVE this movie, me and my dad use to watch this movie when ever i was good its been 18 years and i still rember this movie

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Vintage revenge film, oh with ninjas

I attained this movie based on two things, my love for The Cannon Group and ninjas. I will say this that The Cannon Group produced many action movies in the 1980s. The American Ninja series was produced by The Cannon Group. So the fact that "Revenge of the Ninja" was produced by The Cannon Group and directed by Sam Firstenberg, who went on to direct both "American Ninja 1 & 2" just fueled my love for this flick.

The plot is simple Cho Tanaka (Sho Kosugi) and his six year old son Kane come to California (but in this version of California all of the cars have Utah license plates) after his family is slaughtered by ninjas in Japan. Cho is in partnership with his friend Braden in opening an art gallery paying homage to Japanese art, in this case dolls. Cho doesn't know that Braden is secretly dealing heroin that is hidden inside these dolls.

Well to make a long story short, Braden's secret is discovered by Kane and the former attempts to kill the little boy. I should note that Braden is an American Ninja (not the Michael Dudikoff brand) and is quite skilled in the martial arts. When Braden dresses as a ninja, he is dressed all in black and has a metal mask on. It actually looks kind of creepy. Digressing, Kane is a chip off the old block and knows his fair share of kung fu. As a matter of fact, it is really quite amusing watching this little kid fight.

It doesn't take Cho long to realize something is amiss and he starts kicking butt and taking names. The fights in this movie are so over the top, the violence is so graphic that it actually made my mouth drop a couple of times. This movie is 26 years old and I can't think of a movie made in the past two years that could hold a candle next to it with regards to content and action. A perfect example is the fight sequence that revolves around a van.

Some notably things to keep an eye open for in this movie.

- A politically incorrect Indian that could be called Chief Tomahawk.
- An Italian gangster who is such a diet Joe Pesci, that I call him Jack Pesci.
- The fight sequence that transpires at an awesome playground.
- A group of thugs that look like The Village People.
- California that uses Utah license plates on their automobiles.
- Torture by Jacuzzi.
- An evil ninja that is nothing short of Shredder and/or Darth Vader.
- A six year old who could beat up Jean-Claude Van Damme.

I have never seen a film featuring Sho Kosugi until "Revenge of the Ninja". I must admit Kosugi is an amazing martial artist, watching him fight is like watching Fred Astaire dance. I can't believe I haven't seen him in more movies; perhaps he didn't make that many films. It should be noted that the little boy who plays his son, is in fact his son in real life.

This piece of cinema is a revenge film in the most simplistic form and it never tried to be anything that it wasn't. I felt a real sense excitement while watching this film and it will be viewed again many times in the future. The only special feature is the trailer/preview. I am now going to find a ninja costume see if I can jump kick without blowing my back out.

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Revenge Of The Ninja

Thank you! This product arrived shortly after the order was placed. Revenge Of The Ninja is an American film from 1983. This film is a rare gem. It is one of a kind and a masterpiece in its own right (they don't make them like this anymore). It is not an easy film to watch, it is heart-rending from the opening scenes to its final scenes. This film involves an assasination wipeout of a family, Japanese traditional views on family, great cast of actors( Sho Kosugi and his real-life son Kane Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Arthur Roberts, Virgil Frye, Ashley Ferarrre). Demonstrations of physical stamina(amazingly shot high-speed van getaway with Sho Kosugi surfing on top of it)and marshal arts discipline. The film features an American ninja(played by Arthur Roberts)a sinister character, when in a ninja outfit he's capable of silent, quick and always deadly assasinations of those who cross him. What makes this American ninja intriguing is his shiny silver devil mask he wears as part of his outfit making him a kind of devil incarnate with whom the good Japanese ninja(Sho Kosugi) has to do the final battle. Shot with beautiful views of Utah's mountain ranges looming in the background through out the film and awesome original music by Rob Walsh and directed by Sam Firstenberg this film features many poignant death scenes including that of a police liutenant(played by Keith Vitali). The film ends with the destruction and "demasking" of an evil entity by the pure at heart and reunion of father and son on top of American Towers building. This is an inspiring film that pits the viewer on the side of all that is good and just. Darie Petrovic March 2009 NYC,NY

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The Ninja are back! Brandishing swords and fists, leaping and kicking, wielding blow darts and explosives, they know a thousand ways to kill. Martial arts legend Sho Kosugi delivers a heart-pounding display of strength, speed and lethal Ninja know-how in this action-packed thriller that 'takes us back to the good old days of the kung fu extravaganza (Screen International). When a band of Ninja assassins slaughters the family of Cho Osaki (Kosugi), he flees to America in the hopeof building a new life. A former Ninja himself, Osaki tries to escape his deadly past but soon discovers he has become the pawn of a ruthless drug traffickeran American Ninja intent on killing anyone who crosses his path...including Osaki!

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