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 ⓘ
director Menahem Golan ⓘ
distributionFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor The Cannon Group ⓘ
editedBy Dov Hoenig ⓘ
era 1980s cinema ⓘ
featuresActor Sho Kosugi ⓘ
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 ⓘ
W. Michael Lewis ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Susan George ⓘ
storyBy Mike Stone ⓘ
title Enter the Ninja ⓘ
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 ⓘ