The Ninja Showdown

""A Cataclysmic Ninja Climax!""

1987 1h 32m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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"Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "Tian Zhuang A Ge" (1983; directed by Chu Yen-Ping and Chao Chen-kuo\) with new Hong Kong footage. A ruthless gang of Ninja marauders, a kidnapped maiden and a young man seeking vengeance set the stage for "The Ninja Showdown." Warlord boss Jing and his evil band of Purple Ninjas are unstoppable highly trained assassins who ravage a peaceful town. But when the outlaw Ninjas abduct his girl, a wrathful Tony unleashes a furious assault with the help of Ninja Master Gordon. Together, these two men lay waste to Jing's army in a shattering battle to secure their honor and rescue the town from the clutches of a greedy and oppressive tyrant.

“"A Cataclysmic Ninja Climax!"”

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Cast

Richard Harrison
Ninja Master Gordon
Frederick Sneibjerg
Stefan Bernhardt
Paul Huisintyeld
Ma Sha
Hsieh Wan-Yi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Lai San-Lun
Writers: Stephen So
Languages: English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Ninja Master Gordon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Richard Harrison and Frederick Sneibjerg and Stefan Bernhardt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""A Cataclysmic Ninja Climax!"".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0199843 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph Lai San-Lun directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Ninja Master Gordon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Richard Harrison and Frederick Sneibjerg and Stefan Bernhardt carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: ""A Cataclysmic Ninja Climax!"".
6IMDB entry: tt0199843 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Ninja Showdown (1987)

Part of

Ninja Master Gordon Collection

Bound by a sacred code and draped in the colors of war, Ninja Master Gordon faces a relentless onslaught of rival clans and global conspiracies across lethal missions. With every shadow hiding a new assassin and every secret technique pushed to its limit, can Gordon survive the ultimate betrayal that threatens to end his legendary bloodline forever?