The Ninja Dragon

The Ninja Dragon


Starring:Cutey Suzuki, Rikiya Yasuoka, Lotus, Matsui Tetsuya, Eric Stuart (III), Bill Carney (II)
Director: Gô Nagai
Studio: Asian Pulp Cinema
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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This 1990 feature from anime legend Go Nagai, creator of Devilman and Cutey Honey among other animated series, is a spirited if uninspired mix of Ninja warrior swordplay, modern yakuza gangster gunplay, and anime-style demons. The mysterious Ninja Dragon is a vaguely supernatural warrior sworn to defend the Nindo clan. He dedicates his sword to Shinobu, the schoolgirl daughter of a yakuza lord, and just in time. Upstart gangster Ranjuji, a hulking thug with demonic eyes, massacres the heads of rival criminal families and kidnaps young Shinobu for his bride. There's plenty of flashy swordplay and bloody violence (blood spurting from wounds like a waterfall, limbs ripped from bodies, and a man's face ripped from his head like a banana peel), and the massive battle between the Ninja Dragon's trio and Shinobu's army makes up for sloppy technique with vigorous choreography and a rush of activity. Apart from a few sidelines for unnecessary exposition and a ridiculous contest that turns Ninja warriors into World Wrestling Federation wrasslin' chicks, Nagai keeps this silly, simplistic Japanese comic book B movie zipping along with gusto. It won't leave much of an impression, but it's a fun 70 minutes of brainless action. --Sean Axmaker
Rage Of The Master/Screaming Ninja/Blood Of The Dragon/Laser Mission
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    		Rage Of The Master/Screaming Ninja/Blood Of The Dragon/Laser Mission
    Starring: Rage of the Master , Screaming Ninja , and Blood of the Dr
    Manufacturer: Platinum Disc Corporation
    ProductGroup: DVD
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    ASIN: B000BKVS1Y
    Release Date: 2005-09-27
    Blood of the Ninja
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      		Blood of the Ninja

      Manufacturer: Passion roductions
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      Product Description

      The White Dragon is an outlaw who lives by his own set of rules. He serves no master, except for himself. All that changes, when he steps in to protect a young boy, who has been entrusted with a list of names of rebel supporters to the leader of the movement against Mongolians.
      The Ninja Dragon
      Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
      • What the hell was that?
      • Don't get tricked
      • "Is there no one who will defend the Momiji bloodline?"
      • It's no "DIE HARD"
      		 The Ninja Dragon
      Starring: Rikiya Yasuoka , Matsui Tetsuya , Cutey Suzuki , Lotus , and Eric Stuart (III)
      Director: Gô Nagai
      Manufacturer: Asian Pulp Cinema
      ProductGroup: DVD
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      Release Date: 2002-08-13

      Amazon.com

      This 1990 feature from anime legend Go Nagai, creator of Devilman and Cutey Honey among other animated series, is a spirited if uninspired mix of Ninja warrior swordplay, modern yakuza gangster gunplay, and anime-style demons. The mysterious Ninja Dragon is a vaguely supernatural warrior sworn to defend the Nindo clan. He dedicates his sword to Shinobu, the schoolgirl daughter of a yakuza lord, and just in time. Upstart gangster Ranjuji, a hulking thug with demonic eyes, massacres the heads of rival criminal families and kidnaps young Shinobu for his bride. There's plenty of flashy swordplay and bloody violence (blood spurting from wounds like a waterfall, limbs ripped from bodies, and a man's face ripped from his head like a banana peel), and the massive battle between the Ninja Dragon's trio and Shinobu's army makes up for sloppy technique with vigorous choreography and a rush of activity. Apart from a few sidelines for unnecessary exposition and a ridiculous contest that turns Ninja warriors into World Wrestling Federation wrasslin' chicks, Nagai keeps this silly, simplistic Japanese comic book B movie zipping along with gusto. It won't leave much of an impression, but it's a fun 70 minutes of brainless action. --Sean Axmaker

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars What the hell was that?.......2005-10-27

      This movie is a load of crap. It was more like a cheap @$$ independant movie with no results. That's all I got to say.

      1 out of 5 stars Don't get tricked.......2005-09-08

      I bought this thinking I could trust the reviews! I was wrong this was one of the worst movies I had ever seen. I love martials arts films I have all the jet's and bruce's I could find. This is just horrible. The action and lack of was worse than A kindergarden play with adults. It is set in modern times even though the cover as ancient times and there are nude scenes but they aren't even good. Its a real rip off!!! Do not get this movie unless you just have money to waste!!!!!!

      4 out of 5 stars "Is there no one who will defend the Momiji bloodline?".......2003-06-19

      Well, it's been leading up to it since the 1950's. With all the Japanese martial arts films and killer-monster-from-the-depths-of-the-sea films, it was just bound to get made, and here it is. In 1990, Japan made the first movie that is half a karate flick and half a Godzilla movie.

      The plotline follows precocious yakuza daughter Shinobu, whose supposed to be the "sixth head of the Nindo clan". I don't know Ninja stuff, so I don't know what the criteria for this are (or how someone like Shinobu could possibly fit the bill for it.) At any rate, she's watched over always by the Ninja Defenders, a trio of chopsocky warriors who are sworn to protect the Nindo clan, led by Ryu Momoji, Ninja extraordinare. The Defenders are called into duty once more when the Nindos are all murdered and Shinobu is kidnapped by one of her fathers business associates, who appears to be some kind of slug from outerspace, preparing to wed Shinobu and use her to procreate his race and take over all of Tokyo, then Japan, then the Hamptons, and finally, the entire world.

      If you watch the English dubbed version with english subtitles, you'll notice that a considerable amount of dialouge was thrown in not in the Japanese version (Man,Asians just aren't that talkative, are they.) Ryu, in the english version, sounds like something out of an old "BATMAN" tv episode. His punchlines include such gems as: "Ninja Pause!", "Ninja Go!", "Ninja flip!", "Ninja hear something up there!", and (my personal favorite) "Ninja Hernia!".Not exactly up there with "Make my day", "I'll be back", "Let's party", or even "Holy bad guys on the loose, Batman."

      The martial arts scenes are extremely well done, making this a mandatory viewing fo martial arts fans like myself. This movie was too short to earn that fifth star. Overlooking that (and the cheesy overdubbed dialouge) THE NINJA DRAGON makes for a well-done martial arts film.

      4 out of 5 stars It's no "DIE HARD".......2000-06-22

      The make up for this action pack film is excellent. The make up makes up for the bad action. Its not half bad and its not half good.
      Champ vs. Champ
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        		Champ vs. Champ
        Starring: Dragon Lee
        Director: Godfrey Ho
        Manufacturer: Ground Zero
        ProductGroup: DVD
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        Release Date: 2003-07-22
        Blood of the Dragon/Screaming Ninja
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          		Blood of the Dragon/Screaming Ninja
          Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu
          Manufacturer: Diamond Ent. Corp.
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          Release Date: 2003-01-01
          Fire Dragon + Ninja Thunderbolt
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            		Fire Dragon + Ninja Thunderbolt
            Director: Qi Yue Cheung , and Godfrey Ho
            Manufacturer: East West Entertainment
            ProductGroup: DVD
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            Product Features:
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            ASIN: B000Q33VJS

            Product Description

            Two full length Martial Arts movies on one DVD. In the first movie FIRE DRAGON (aka DRAGON ATTACK), after an invasion by Japanese Nazis an agent for the Chinese governments attempts to recruit a rag tag group of fighters in order to put an end to the terror cause by the invaders. In the second movie, NINJA THUNDERBOLT, father and daughter crime teams join forces with a master ninja to capture a priceless jade statue. While a police detective teams up with an insurance companys investigator to recover the stolen artifact.
            Sonny Chiba Es... El Ninja Shogun / El Peleador Callejero "Con Sonny Chiba
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              		Sonny Chiba Es... El Ninja Shogun / El Peleador Callejero "Con Sonny Chiba

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              Ultimate Ninja Collection - Silver Dragon Ninja
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                		Ultimate Ninja Collection - Silver Dragon Ninja
                Starring: Ultimate Ninja Collection
                Manufacturer: Crash Cinema Media
                ProductGroup: DVD
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                  		Sonny Chiba: Dragon Princess/Shogun's Ninja/The Bodyguard/Legend of the Eight Samurai
                  Starring: Dragon Princess , Shogun's Ninja , and Bodyguard
                  Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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                  Champ vs. Champ
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                    Starring: Dragon Lee
                    Director: Godfrey Ho
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