Summary
The hunt is on to gain the fabulous super-strength of ninja sorcery, after three top students of the Ninja Empire each steals one of the sections of the Golden Ninja Warrior statuette.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 56
Audience score63%
IMDb4.5
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most action movies, −16 min on the typical 108
typical 10892Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1986
July 15, 1986
40 years ago
Genre
ActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Richard HarrisonHarry MacQueen- JLJack LamJaguar Wong
Hwang Jang-LeeTiger Chen
Phillip Ko FaiYamato- JWJonathan WattisBaron
Chiang TaoSupreme Ninja
Jack Suen Kwok-mingKurata- YYYoon Yang-ha(archive footage)
John CulkinHarry MacQueen (ADR)
Andy ChworowskyVictor Lee (ADR)- CLCarolyn LevineLily (ADR)
- EOElizabeth OramMaria Francesca (ADR)
Pierre TremblayVarious ADR
Simon BroadPhillip Ko ADR
Directing · 1
- Godfrey Ho Director, Screenplay, Visual Effects Director
Writing · 1
- Warren See Story
Production · 3
- Joseph Lai San-Lun Producer
- Betty Chan Kwai-Wa Producer
- Bernard Lee Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Cheung Hoi Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tommy Kwok Editor
Sound · 20
- James Horner Music
- Jerry Goldsmith Music
- Chumei Watanabe Music
- Jerry Fielding Music
- Lalo Schifrin Music
- Kei Wakakusa Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Anna Cheng Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Hyman Lee Stunt Coordinator
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