The Ninja Trilogy Collection
The so-called Ninja Trilogy comprises Menahem Golan’s Enter the Ninja from 1981, and Sam Firstenberg’s sequels in-name-only, Revenge of the Ninja (1983) and Ninja III: The Domination (1984),all unified by the appearance of actor and real-life practitioner of ninjutsu Sho Kosugi (playing a different character in each title),and all rightly celebrated as showcases for the most egregious, ’80s-inflected cash-in excesses of Golan and Globus’ Cannon Films. Though the groundwork was laid by 1980’s The Octagon, it was these three films that began a veritable explosion of ninja presence in mainstream action flicks.
Watch Enter the Ninja
A skilled ninja apprentice sets out on a treacherous quest to the Philippines to reconnect with a former ally, only to find himself caught up in a fierce battle to protect a valuable estate from ruthless attackers.
Watch Revenge of the Ninja
A former ninja seeks refuge in the US, haunted by his troubled past, but his new life is shattered when his innocent-looking dolls are manipulated to smuggle heroin, leading to a brutal showdown with his untrustworthy ally.
Watch Ninja III: The Domination
A vengeful spirit takes over the body of a woman, driven by a desire for revenge against those who wronged it in life.
