After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the phillippines and finds. Watch enter the ninja online stream full movie directv. Enter the ninja 1981 was the first of several ninja films produced by cannon starring or costarring japanese sensation sho kosugi. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. But the star of the first ninja film was legendary tough guy franco nero. Domination, it was the first of the cannon ninja movies and the first time franco nero would play a master of the martial arts.
The film is long in the tooth and features way too much plot, but the film does. The second part is where everything starts to get interesting. Nero or sho kosugi couldnt make this film watchable. While enter the ninja 1981 is by no means the first appearance of the ninja in western cinema, its arguably the most impactful one and commonly referred to as the grandaddy ninja which, im sure, isnt just a reference to franco neros advancing age. Enter the ninja is a 1981 american martial arts film directed by menahem golan and starring franco nero, susan george, christopher george, and sho kosugi. Enter the ninja is really a film broken up into three parts. Enter the ninja is a 1981 american ninja action film directed by menahem golan and starring franco nero, susan george, christopher george, and sho kosugi. After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the phillippines and finds himself battling a land grabber who wants his warbuddys property. Enter the ninja dvd region 2 pal import franco nero. Hasegawa sho kosugi, revenge of the ninja is brought into. Enter the ninja is a film directed by menahem golan with franco nero, susan george, alex courtney, christopher george, year.
Our hero refuses, whereupon venarius brings in his own ninja hasegawa sho kosugi, the first step towards the battleroyal climax. Enter the ninja internet movie firearms database guns in. Enter the ninja 1981, usa is a ninjaaction film directed by menahem golan. A forgotten 80s bmovie classic, enter the ninja is a fine offering from mgms limited edition collection and a necessary item in. Venarius tries to force cole into turning against his friend so vanarius can take over his plantation. The film is about a martial artist named cole who is visiting his friend frank in the philippines. Between these are below the average, nearly bad as a movie. As for the film, enter the ninja is something of a disappointment because its nowhere near. I, i, i i am your butterfly i need your protection be my samurai i, i, i i am your butterfly i need your protection need your protection im a ninja, yo my life is like a videogame i maintain when im in the zone one player one life on the mic im in the dark yo, ninja, go no fuckin around im cutting down anyone in. Trippy synthscape ninjitsuing with franco nero as the unstoppable mustache dorkberry. Enter the ninja explores the absorbing detail the ninjas lethal, littleknown a art. Enter the ninja is a 1981 american ninja action film directed by menahem golan and.
Kosugi is regulated to a subordinate bad guy role and, although i love franco nero, he just doesnt fit the bill in this case. Cannon productions first foray into the martial arts milieu, enter the ninja stars franco nero. Enter the ninja is corny, nonsensical fun, and shouldnt be missed by bmovie fans. Enter the ninja was followed in short order by mike stone. Containing superb stunt choreography, the film was spawned the sequel revenge of the ninja.
Followed by revenge of the ninja and the infamous ninja iii. Hasegawa sho kosugi, revenge of the ninja is brought into the fray. Kosugi would also return in the third ninja film, ninja iii, the domination, in 1984. The first is short and just shows cole becoming a ninja. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 25 produced by. Enter the ninja british board of film classification. The president of hollywood enters emmets apartment and shakes his hand to thank the master builder for giving him his life story. Frank nero is a good actor and charismatic but he cannot fight good. It is often credited with starting the ninja movie craze of the 1980s. While visiting old pal frank landers alex courtney in the philippines, master.
An odd casting choice for a ninja, nero and his stunt double. Cole is sent a telegraph by his old war chum frank. Enter the ninja movie 1981 franco nero, susan george, sho. Following hot on the heels of the success of 1980s the octagon, in which chuck norris takes on a clan of echoey sounding ninjas who spend a lot of time in trees, was 1981s cannon films enter the ninja. Enter the ninjago, is a 2014 american animated short film produced by warner animation group, which was featured on the dvd and bluray release of the lego movie. It is the second entry in cannon films ninja trilogy anthology series, starting with. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. On this episode the boys discuss one of the greatest exploitation movies ever made and the film that made the cannon group famous. The most notable and well known things about enter the ninja are that it was the first of cannons ninja films followed by revenge of the ninja and ninja iii, and the american ninja series which started the 1980s ninja craze and the career of sho kosugi who stared in and was the most recognizable face of these types of films.
The lego ninjago movie, with out fully giving away what was to come. Publisher kino lorber studio classics released this film on bluray along with the second movie in the trilogy, revenge of the ninja. Enter the ninja internet movie firearms database guns. Enter the ninja from the grindhouse cinema database. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Franco nero was a solid movie action man when this movie was made though you see him more at home in westerns however in enter the ninja he turns in an excellent action role while staying faithful.
The aptly titled enter the ninja stars franco nero as a would be ninja warrior skilled in the ancient fighting techniques of the mysterious ninjas. The stunt choreography by mike stone is enough to make one completely forget the film s lapses in taste and logic. Set in japan and the philippines, the film tells the story of cole franco nero, the mercenary a westerner whos been inducted into the secret fighting rituals of the ninja. You can just see ninja figures and fight in this scenes. Set in japan and the philippines, the film tells the story of cole franco nero. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Kosugi starred in numerous other 1980s ninja movies and appeared in each of this films sequels but playing different characters. Enter the ninja is definitely 15minutes longer than it should be, but most if not all is forgiven whenever the action takes center stage.
Franco nero in enter the ninja 1981 sho kosugi in enter the ninja 1981 susan george and. This is the strangest of the three, and therefore widely considered to be the best of the lot. It features a lot of cool ninja moves and a decapitation. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto. The president then reveals that the guys in the writers room decided to make a couple of. Enter the ninja 1981 grindbin podcast episode 76 youtube. It was the first in cannon films ninja trilogy anthology series.
Enter the ninja explores the absorbing detail the ninjas lethal, littleknown a art of invisibilitya which includes the use of hypnotism, explosives, and superhuman acrobatic fighting skills. First major role in an englishlanguage film for sho kosugi, an actual ninpo practitioner who was also the movies technical advisor and fight coordinator. On arrival, cole learns that his friend is being harassed by the wealthy businessman charles venarius who wants franks land for the oil. Watch enter the ninja starring franco nero in this actionadventure on directv. Enter the ninja was followed in short order by revenge of the ninja. The movie starts the golanglobus ninja film series and is followed by revenge of the ninja 1983 and ninja iii. The aptly titled enter the ninja stars franco nero as a would be ninja warrior skilled in the ancient fighting techniques of the mysterious ninja s. A forgotten 80s bmovie classic, enter the ninja is a fine offering from mgms limited edition collection and a necessary item in the library of any golanglobus aficionado. Enter the ninja is a 1981 martial arts movie directed by menahem golan and starring franco nero as cole, a white ninja, and sho kosugi as hasegawa, a black ninja, coles archrival. First 20 minutes and last 20 minutes of the movie are best. Enter the ninjago is a short released as a dvd extra for the lego movie. Enter the ninja year 1981 formats dvd, cinema distributors rcacolumbia pictures video ltd,optimum releasing,missing in action,columbiaemiwarner dists ltd classified dates 15032011 main language english bbfc reference azf029511. Mar 11, 2015 while enter the ninja 1981 is by no means the first appearance of the ninja in western cinema, its arguably the most impactful one and commonly referred to as the grandaddy ninja which, im sure, isnt just a reference to franco neros advancing age at the time of filming.
May 12, 2016 canon films followed their moneymaking bgrade ninja hits enter the ninja and revenge of the ninja with this third spiritual sequel in a series unified only by the presence of sho kosugi in unrelated supporting roles. Enter the ninja explores the absorbing detail the ninjas lethal. Oct 02, 2016 after enter the ninjas success the film was followed by two sequels, revenge of the ninja in 1983 with kosugi as the only returning cast member. Cole franco nero is a former american military operative whos just finished his training in ninjutsu in japan.
Enter the ninja was the first in the ninja trilogy that mgm released in theaters back in the early 80s and, along with the octagon, kicked off the 80s ninja movie craze. Enter the ninja 1981 the white shinobi scene 1 movieclips. Enter the ninja is one of the films that kick started the ninja movie craze of the 1980s. In this film, franco nero plays cole, a newly inducted master of. It will set the trend in martial arts films for the 80s, making them the decade of the ninja. The film is about a martial artist named cole nero who is visiting his friend frank in the philippines. It is the second entry in cannon films ninja trilogy anthology series, starting with enter the ninja 1981 and ending with ninja iii. With the bruce lee movie enter the dragon breaking all records it was inevitable movie producers would turn to the next fighting art that of the ninja warrior. When cole refuses, venarius brings in his own ninja hasegawa sho kosugi, leading to nonstop ninjafighting action, ending in a stupendous climax. Enter the ninja is a 1981 american martial arts film directed by menahem golan and starring. After enter the ninjas success the film was followed by two sequels, revenge of the ninja in 1983 with kosugi as the only returning cast member.
An american exsoldier from a south african border war, all of a sudden takes on oil. As for the film, enter the ninja is something of a disappointment because its nowhere near the lowrent awesomeness of its own sequel. The short was a great teaser about what wag had in store for the future, i. Sep 27, 2017 on this episode the boys discuss one of the greatest exploitation movies ever made and the film that made the cannon group famous. It added, in the late fall of 1980, the concept for enter the ninja was brought to producerdirector menahem golan. Revenge of the ninja is a 1983 american martial artsthriller film starring martial artist and cult actor sho kosugi as a ninja trying to protect his only son from a cabal of ruthless gangsters. Directed by menahem golan and produced by his cannon films, enter the ninja is widely regarded as being the film that sparked off the ninja movie craze of the 1980s. Enter the ninja represents an unusual hybrid action film, an italian westerntype story filmed as a contemporary japanese martial arts action. Enter the ninja makes it clear early on that it has no major concerns about script or story in its film, and this means that it clarifies itself as having the right priorities from the beginning.
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