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Creator:
Michael Sloan
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
20 January 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Action more
Tagline:
The Master Is Here! He's the supreme warrior. Even his eyes can kill you. His student is the supreme heartthrob. His eyes can melt you
Plot:
An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter. full summary
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Worth a look at on a rainy day. more (30 total)

Cast

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Lee Van Cleef ... John Peter McAllister / ... (7 episodes, 1984)
Timothy Van Patten ... Max Keller (6 episodes, 1984)
Shô Kosugi ... Okasa (5 episodes, 1984)

Cynthia Lea Clark ... Bridesmaid / ... (3 episodes, 1984)
Andrea Gray ... Dancer on Phone / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Master Ninja (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
60 min | 60 min (13 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The roof of the bar begins to collapse before the Master kicks it. more
Quotes:
Max Keller: Don't worry, I won't leave this bar through the window. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja I (#4.22)" (1992) more

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Worth a look at on a rainy day., 17 December 2002
Author: Rob Taylor (Rob_Taylor) from London

This series will always live on in my memory despite my not having seen it for a number of years. Sho Kosugi was well cast as the ninja bad guy. It is such a shame that he never became a greater star, but such is life. However, the casting of Lee Van Cleef as the good ninja was just pitifully unrealistic. Whilst a fine actor, it required too much of a suspension of disbelief to believe he could do any of the martial arts maneauvers he was supposed to. He was just plain too old.

That said, I have many a fond memory of this series. No doubt, were I to watch them again now I would find many of the episodes cringe-inducing (just like some of the original Star Trek series). But still worth a look at on a rainy day.

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