American Ninja V (1993)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Bobby Jean Leonard

Writers:

Greg Latter (story)
George Saunders (written by) ...

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

The Magic Power of the Ninja Is About to Reveal Itself...

Plot:

When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja (David Bradley), attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja. |

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Scientist | American Ninja | Chase | Martial Arts

Cast

David Bradley	...	Joe
Lee Reyes	...	Hiro
Anne Dupont	...	Lisa
Pat Morita	...	Master Tetsu
James Lew	...	Viper
Clement von Franckenstein	...	Glock
Marc Fiorini	...	Flathead
Aharon Ipalé	...	Dr. Strobel (as Ron Ipale)
Norman Burton	...	Ambassador Halden
Tadashi Yamashita	...	Himself / Tadashi
Jose Guanchez	...	Ninja 1 (as José Guanchez)
Vincente Perez	...	Ninja 2
Jose Salvado	...	Ninja 3 (as José Salvado)
Carlos Ruiz	...	Ninja 4
Tommy Arias	...	Ninja 5

Also Known As:

American Dragons (USA) (cable TV title)
American Ninja 5 (USA)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:PG (certificate #31879) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cannon Group

Trivia:

This film was not originally intended to be part of the American Ninja franchise. Cannon Pictures made it under the title American Dragons (it is even shown on many cable TV stations with this title) but the title was changed to American Ninja V before release. This explains why star David Bradley plays Joe, a different character than the Sean Davidson character he played in American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt and American Ninja 4: The Annihilation.

Quotes:

Viper: Now you shall taste my poison!

Movie Connections:

Follows American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)

There is no bad movies only wrong audience

OK i agree that this movie is the worst of the series. It looses almost all American Ninja traditions and has a really cheep plot. It have turned from the action movie in to a family comedy and that is probably the worst thing about it. But i must admit it still was quite enjoyable to watch. It was funny and there still was a lot of ninja action and one or few chasing scenes. The actors did a great job. All the fans of the first four American ninja parts may be disappointed this time. It's a very different film. I think it was made more for a younger audience. So maybe American Ninja fans would't like this one but it should be enjoyable for a different audience.