Enter the Ninja

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Enter the Ninja is a 1981 martial arts action film that helped popularize ninja cinema in the West, starring Franco Nero as a white ninja embroiled in a violent conflict in the Philippines.

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instanceOf action film
film
martial arts film
cinematographyBy David Gurfinkel
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Menahem Golan
distributionFormat theatrical release
distributor The Cannon Group
editedBy Dov Hoenig
era 1980s cinema
featuresActor Sho Kosugi NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Cole
filmingLocation Philippines
followedBy Ninja III: The Domination
Revenge of the Ninja
genre action film
martial arts film
ninja film
hasTheme friendship
land conflict
vigilante justice
mpaaRating R
musicBy Laurin Rinder
Michael Lewis
surface form: W. Michael Lewis
notableAspect early Western depiction of ninjutsu and ninja tropes
notableFor helping popularize ninja cinema in the West
originalLanguage English
partOf Cannon Films ninja trilogy
plotSummary A white ninja becomes embroiled in a violent land conflict in the Philippines, defending a friend against a ruthless businessman and his henchmen.
producer Menahem Golan
Yoram Globus
productionCompany The Cannon Group
protagonistPortrayedBy Franco Nero
releaseDate 1981-09-02
releaseYear 1981
runtimeMinutes 99
setIn Philippines
starring Alex Courtney
Christopher George
Franco Nero
Sho Kosugi NERFINISHED
Susan George
storyBy Mike Stone
title Enter the Ninja self-link
writer Dick Desmond
Mike Stone

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Franco Nero notableWork Enter the Ninja
Menahem Golan notableWork Enter the Ninja
Enter the Ninja title Enter the Ninja self-link