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5.6/10   393 votes
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Director:
Jason Stutter
Writers:
Jemaine Clement (writer)
Jason Stutter (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 November 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
A film that will touch your heart... after it's finished with your teeth, ribs, spleen and kneecaps. more
Plot Keywords:
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NewsDesk:
Jason Stutter’s Diagnosis: Death Finally Arriving On Region 1
 (From Beyond Hollywood. 6 November 2009, 11:55 AM, PST)
User Comments:
"He was killed... by a fish!" more (18 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Sam Manu ... Tongan Ninja (Sione Finau)
Jemaine Clement ... Action Fighter (Marvin)
Linda Tseng ... Miss Lee
Raybon Kan ... Asian Sidekick
David Fane ... Herman the Henchman
Victor Rodger ... Mr. Big
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charley Murphy Samau ... Tongan Ninja Child
Brett Ormsby ... Chang the waiter
Marty Pine ... Wong
Tana Umaga ... Famous rugby player
Mia Jewett ... Ryukyu Kempo Karate Club (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jason Stutter 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jemaine Clement  writer
Jason Stutter  writer

Produced by
Andrew Calder .... producer (as Andrew Calder)
Sue Rogers .... executive producer
Jason Stutter .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Donaldson 
Plan 9 
Steve Roche 
 
Cinematography by
Sean O'Donnell 
Jason Stutter 
 
Film Editing by
Jason Stutter 
Jonathan Woodford-Robinson 
 
Sound Department
Matt Stutter .... sound designer
 
Special Effects by
Kevin Stevens .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Nick Booth .... scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital
Rieko Kanazawa .... digital artist
Mohan Ramachandran .... film recording technician
Sheldon Whittaker .... 3D animator
 
Stunts
Rod Fransham .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Cairns .... assistant camera
Chris Coad .... still photographer
 
Other crew
Adam Dransfield .... technical director
Bret McKenzie .... kitchen choreographer
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital EX
Certification:
Australia:M (cable rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | UK:12
Filming Locations:
New Zealand more
Company:
Midnight Film Productions Limited more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Action Fighter: You fight like a baby, a dead baby! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Official Making of 'Tongan Ninja' (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
How Deep Is Your Love more

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User Comments

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
"He was killed... by a fish!", 20 September 2005
8/10
Author: toxiemite from Melbourne, Australia

I read a review of this film which compared it to Bruce Lee's Way of the Dragon. What really astounded me about this review was that it's author actually took this movie seriously, as if it were striving for acceptance as a martial arts film.

Why is this world full of people who take things too literally and lack a sense of humour? Tongan Ninja is an hysterical little (dare I say) home-made indy picture with the sole purpose of generating a laugh or two. I don't think there was a 20 second gap in which i wasn't laughing.

To get the most out of this film, do as I did and gather a lot of friends together and watch it in numbers.... unless you are one of the mentioned people I spoke of before who don't have a sense of humour and take everything in life literally (you are the people who will die prematurely). I guarantee you will cack yourself stupid! If you're a fan of Kung-Pow... see Tongan Ninja. If anything, watch it for the opening credit sequence. Pure Gold!

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