Empire of the Spiritual Ninja (1988)
Also known as American Force Ninja, the boss of this movie is Gordon, a ninja master who has renounced the ways of the ninja and is more concerned with selling heroin. You know he’s the bad guy because he has a swastika on his ninja mask. His enemy is the so-called Lady Detective — what, […]
Ninja In the Claws of the CIA (1983)
Also known as Kung Fu Rivals and the incredible title Kung Fu Emanuelle, Ninja In the Claws of the CIA was directed by John Liu, its star and the creator of the martial art Zen Kwun Do. In this film, that’s the fighting power that America’s CIA wants John, playing himself, to teach to their agents. Russia has […]
Too Beautiful to Die on the Giallo of the Month Club podcast!
I can’t believe I got the chance to discuss one of my favorite late in the game giallo films, Too Beautiful to Die, on the Giallo of the Month Club! You can listen to it right here! I had a blast talking about this film with host Dianne, as well as discussing why there aren’t that […]
Ninja Busters (1984)
Made in 1984 but never released, Ninja Busters is the story of Bernie and Chic (Eric Lee and Sid Campbell), who go from getting their asses kicked to learning how to kick ass. Director Paul Kyriazi had already made Death Machines and The Weapons of Death. This differs from those in that this is a hangout […]
Robot Ninja (1989)
Leonard Miller (Michael Todd) created Robot Ninja, a comic book that makes lots of money for his publisher Stanley Kane (Burt Ward) — named for two men who did the exact same to artists, Stan Lee and Bob Kane — but none for him. They even turn his violent comic book into a cartoon for kids. […]
The Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983)
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai — this is a Taiwanese film directed by Tso Nam Lee by the way — Wu Siu-Wai (Elsa Yeung) has just come back, having been studying to be a ninja for most of her adult life. We see her final graduation battle, in which she uses ninja magic to […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.