Enter the Ninja

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Enter the Ninja

R,

1981,

1h 34m,

Adventure

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2,500+ Ratings

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7 Reviews

37%

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Cole (Franco Nero) is a former American military operative who's just finished his training in ninjutsu in Japan. He heads to the Philippines to visit an old army buddy (Alex Courtney) and his seductive wife (Susan George), who are living on a large property targeted by a wealthy CEO, Charles Venarius (Christopher George), for oil drilling. When Cole fights off his stooges, Venarius recruits Cole's old ninjutsu school rival, the vicious Hasegawa (Shô Kosugi), leading to an explosive showdown.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Jan 17, 2016

...proves to be as much oater as assassin's actioner.

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

Nov 8, 2023

Enter The Ninja is neither the best ninja movie, or the most fun, or even the most badass. But it is a first of its kind, the one that started it all.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Nov 2, 2023

2.5/4

The fact that Franco Nero had virtually no martial arts skills is mostly obscured through clever editing and stunt doubles, but there are a few moments when it is painfully evident

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Nov 13, 2020

1.5/4

...mostly tedious...

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Dec 4, 2016

5/10

The pacing is lethargic and the action scenes uncomfortably stapled into the movie.

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

May 31, 2015

6.5/10

Enter the Ninja is corny, nonsensical fun, and shouldn't be missed by b-movie fans; it's a terrible movie that's far more pleasurable than many "good" ones.

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Jun 30, 2018

I always liked Nero..in spaghetti westerns, giallo movies, even in a ninja movie..So...Ninja??Ninja?????

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Menahem Golan

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Franco Nero

Cole

Susan George

Mary-Ann Landers

Shô Kosugi

Hasegawa

Alex Courtney

Frank Landers

Will Hare

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Synopsis

Cole (Franco Nero) is a former American military operative who's just finished his training in ninjutsu in Japan. He heads to the Philippines to visit an old army buddy (Alex Courtney) and his seductive wife (Susan George), who are living on a large property targeted by a wealthy CEO, Charles Venarius (Christopher George), for oil drilling. When Cole fights off his stooges, Venarius recruits Cole's old ninjutsu school rival, the vicious Hasegawa (Shô Kosugi), leading to an explosive showdown.

Director: Menahem Golan
Producer: Judd Bernard, Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter: Dick Desmond
Production Co: City Films, Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 34m

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