American Ninja

August. 30,1985      R
Rating:
5.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.

Michael Dudikoff as  Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James as  Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson as  Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock as  Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka as  Shinyuki
Don Stewart as  Victor Ortega
John LaMotta as  MSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi Yamashita as  Black Star Ninja
Phillip Brock as  Pvt. Charley Madison
Roi Vinzon as  Younger Colombian

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