American Ninja (1985)

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1h 35min

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Synopsis

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.

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Where does American Ninja rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

American Ninja is 2829 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1537 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than Stans but less popular than Witness to Murder.

Rank		Title
2825.		Amy's Orgasm	+1500
2826.		Perewangan	+1519
2827.		The Poppy Is Also a Flower	+1493
2828.		Witness to Murder	+1504
2829.		American Ninja	+1537
2830.		Stans	+1514
2831.		Aftermath	+1569
2832.		Campfire Tales	+1527
2833.		Three in the Attic	+1548

Streaming charts last updated: 13:56:37, 15/11/2025

Cast

Michael Dudikoff

Michael Dudikoff

Pvt. Joe Armstrong

Steve James

Steve James

Cpl. Curtis Jackson

Judie Aronson

Judie Aronson

Patricia Hickock

Guich Koock

Guich Koock

Col. William T. Hickock

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Shinyuki

Don Stewart

Don Stewart

Victor Ortega

John LaMotta

John LaMotta

MSgt. Rinaldo

Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

Black Star Ninja

Phillip Brock

Phillip Brock

Pvt. Charley Madison

Tony Carreon

Tony Carreon

Older Colombian

Roi Vinzon

Roi Vinzon

Younger Colombian

Richard Norton

Richard Norton

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Henry Strzalkowski

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Nick Nicholson

Duty Officer

Eric Hahn

Eric Hahn

Supply Sergeant

Jim Gaines

Jim Gaines

Trucker

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