"Actor: Tadashi Yamashita"

• American Ninja 1-4 Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (27/04/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  All four films in a special collector’s edition release. AMERICAN NINJA Pvt. Joe Armstrong (Michael Dudikoff) chooses to enlist in the US army rather than go to prison and finds himself fighting off ninjas on a base in the Philippines. When he saves Patricia (Judie Aronson) the base colonel's daughter from kidnapping but loses everyone else in the platoon Joe's popularity with his colleagues drops precipitously and he becomes the target of revenge of the lead ninja (Tadashi Yamashita). AMERICAN NINJA 2 – THE CONFRONTATION On a remote Caribbean island Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines which leads him to The Lion a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors. AMERICAN NINJA 3 – BLOOD HUNT A powerful terrorist known as The Cobra (Marjoe Gortner) has infected Sean Davidson the American ninja with a deadly virus as human guinea pigs in his biological warfare experiments. Sean and his partners Curtis Jackson (Steve James) and Dexter (Evan J. Klisser) have no choice but to fight The Cobra and his army of genetically-engineered ninja clones led by the female ninja Chan Lee (Michele B. Chan). AMERICAN NINJA 4 – THE ANNIHILATION CIA agent Sean Davidson and his sidekick Carl are sent into the stronghold of sadistic British ex-soldier Mulgrew to rescue some Delta Force commandoes who have been captured and tortured. When Sean Carl and pretty doctor Sarah run into some problems Peace Corps vet Joe Armstrong is lured out of retirement to stop Mulgrew's plan to explode a nuclear device in New York City. Bonus Features: Brand new feature documentary on the making of American ninja featuring many cast members Brand New 2 audio Commentaries with star Michael Dudikoff and director Sam Fistenberg

• American Ninja | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The first of what would be a series, 1985's American Ninja is a martial-arts thriller. Michael Dudikoff plays Joe, a sullen young GI who turns up at American airbase Fort Sonora and immediately makes himself unpopular. Even when he single-handedly saves the Commanding Officer's daughter (Judie Aronson, whose function is to scream a lot and get her clothes very wet), from a ninja ambush, he's still ostracised. It turns out that Joe is actually a highly skilled ninja warrior, but he's an amnesiac with no idea how he acquired his abilities. Eventually, having bonded with fellow GI Steve James, he helps foil criminal arms-dealer Ortega, whose morals are as dubious as his accent, which veers from French to Hispanic. American Ninja is essentially an excuse for a series of martial arts set pieces, though these seem a little lumbering by the standards later set by Jackie Chan and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The soundtrack and overall feel is clearly influenced by the classic A-Team. The plot is well signposted at every turn and the dialogue makes you think of an American film that has been badly dubbed. However, the film will work as kitsch, for idle comfort-viewing or for small boys. On the DVD: The cheapness of the original has been immaculately preserved--however, the only extra is the original trailer.--David Stubbs

• The Octagon | DVD | (08/05/2005) from £6.54   |  Saving you £-0.55 (-9.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Scott James (Chuck Norris) enlists an old friend (Lee Van Cleef) to avenge the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a deadly band of ninja assassins. He discovers the Octagon a sinister training centre for terrorism funded by international extremists who are covertly sending out ninja killers to cause worldwide mayhem. For Scott James there is no choice: he must face the truth of his childhood nightmares and face the Octagon and its killing machine.

• American Ninja / American Ninja 2 / American Ninja 3 | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This boxset features American Ninja 1 2 and 3. American Ninja (Dir. Sam Firstenberg 1985): US army private Joe Armstrong is escorting a supply convoy when it is ambushed by rebels. Instinctively he defends himself using the martial art of Ninjitsu - an ability that puts him under suspicion by his commander and fellow soldiers. In a plot riddled with dark intrigue Armstrong now finds himself a lone warrior fighting corruption within his ranks. In the depths of the Philippino jungle he discovers a dark secret in his past. He has been initiated into the deadliest art of the Orient and he must now face his destiny and fight the evil Black Star Ninja in the ultimate martial arts battle. This is a seminal Ninja movie with breath taking action as swift and sure as the blade of a samurai sword! American Ninja 2 (Dir. Sam Firstenberg 1987): On a remote Caribbean island Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of The Lion an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors. American Ninja 3 (Dir. Cedric Sundstrom 1989): Jackson is back and now he has a new partner karate champion Sean as they must face a deadly terrorist known as The Cobra...