Revenge of the Ninja
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Actor: Arthur Roberts (II), Keith Vitali, Mario Gallo, Shô Kosugi, Virgil FryeBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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DVD Review: "Only a Ninja can stop a Ninja"
Summary: 4 Stars
What we have here is collectively one of the most typically awesome Cannon Films productions, the strongest of all Sho Kosugi vehicles, and arguably the best ninja movie ever made, period. So much can be said for a film that simultaneously presents both bottom-of-the-barrel cheesiness and top-of-the-line action content, but for now, just know that if you're looking for quality fare in any of the three aforementioned areas, this is definitely one to pick up. If you're in it for good acting and basic realism, steer clear...but if you need a massive overdose of black hoods and shuriken, line up!
The story: after his family is murdered by a group of ninjas, ninjutsu master Cho Osaki (Kosugi, Ninja Assassin) and his young son and elderly mother travel to America to embrace entrepreneurship with the help of Cho's friend and business partner Braden (Arthur Roberts, Air America - The Complete Series), leaving behind the ninja lifestyle...but when a mysterious masked assassin makes his presence known in a black market war between Braden and gangster Tony Chifano (Mario Gallo, Raging Bull) and his own family is put in danger, Cho is obligated to embrace his deadly talents once again.
The first five minutes of the movie made me apprehensive: Kosugi's opening fight with the murdering ninjas is a practice in mediocrity: appropriately violent but sloppily choreographed from beginning to end. Luckily, the ensuing battles include a few for the ages. Kosugi himself doesn't don the enigmatic cowl and jumpsuit until the last 15 minutes, but right up until the end - with the aid of karate champion Keith Vitali (Wheels on Meals) and ninja double Eddie Tse - he supplies some stellar weapons-inclusive martial arts encounters as action choreographer, particularly the one he has with Vitali against a group of thugs on a playground, which can still match just about any fight done by other action heroes of his generation.
Be warned: the movie's camp value is worth its weight in gold but is likely to suffocate anybody who doesn't appreciate B-movie charm. Take your pick from at least a dozen heavyweight examples of bad acting and logic-bending character interactions, but my favorite is a scene in which little Kane Kosugi - Sho's real-life son, future star of D.O.A. - Dead or Alive, only eight at the time but looking more like six - demonstrates his legitimately advanced ninjutsu skills in a fully-fledge fight against Ashley Ferrare (Cyclone), a woman almost twice his size who literally gets thrown around the mat by him. It's a segment fit for a time capsule, but like many other instances in the film, it's guaranteed to alienate folks who only like serious martial arts fare, so know yourself well before indulging.
Oh, and be sure to get the DVD version, deal dogs - it includes the complete uncut version of the film, mainly inclusive of several violent killings that were censored in the VHS release (fall face-first on tiny metal jacks, anybody?). Get it any which way you can to introduce yourself to and revere one of action's all-time greats: six years after this was released, hearing Kosugi's name was a rarity, and even nowadays he remains obscure in the mainstream, despite being the very best at what he does. Get it!
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