Revenge of the Ninja
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| Directed by | Sam Firstenberg |
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Yoram Globus Menahem Golan David Womark |
| Written by | James Silke |
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| Music by | W. Michael Lewis Laurin Rinder Robert J. Walsh |
| Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
| Edited by | Michael J. Duthie Mark Helfrich Daniel Wetherbee |
| Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $13,168,027 |
Revenge of the Ninja is a 1983 martial arts-thriller film starring martial artist and cult actor Sho Kosugi as a ninja trying to protect his only son from a cabal of ruthless gangsters. It is the second entry in Cannon Films' "Ninja Trilogy" anthology series, starting with Enter the Ninja (1981) and ending with Ninja III: The Domination (1984). It was directed by Sam Firstenberg and also stars Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye, and lead Sho Kosugi's son, Kane Kosugi.
In Japan, the home of Cho Osaki (Sho Kosugi) is attacked by an army of ninjas, resulting in the slaughter of his entire family except for his mother (Grace Oshita) and his younger son, Kane (Kane Kosugi). When Cho arrives at his estate and discovers the carnage, the ninjas attempt to kill him as well, but Cho, a highly skilled ninja himself, avenges his family and kills the attackers. Afterwards, however, he swears off being a ninja forever and moves with his son and mother to Salt Lake City, where he opens an Oriental art gallery with the help of his American business partner and friend, Braden (Arthur Roberts), and his assistant Cathy (Ashley Ferrare).
One night, Kane accidentally drops and breaks open one of the dolls, exposing a white dust (heroin) contained therein. As it turns out, Braden uses the doll gallery as a front for his drug-smuggling business. He tries to strike a deal with Caifano (Mario Gallo), a mob boss, but Caifano and Braden cannot find common ground and eventually engage in a turf war. Braden, as a silver "demon"-masked ninja, assassinates Caifano's informers and relatives to make him cower down. The police are confused about the killings, and local police martial arts trainer and expert, Dave Hatcher (Keith Vitali), is assigned to find a consultant. Dave persuades Cho to see his boss and Cho attests that only a ninja could commit these crimes, but refuses to aid the police any further.
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