The best ninja movies
The top 3 according to 45 votes from people: Enter the Ninja (1981) · Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962) · Gymkata (1985). (Updated Jun 2, 2022.)
From the 1960s Japanese originals to the Shaw Brothers and the Cannon Films ninja craze of the 1980s with Sho Kosugi and Michael Dudikoff: Taste of Cinema's picks of the best ninja films.
Top 11
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1
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Menahem Golan. Franco Nero and Sho Kosugi; it launched Cannon's ninja films.
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2
Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)
Satsuo Yamamoto. Shinobi no Mono: the Japanese film that set the modern image of the ninja.
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3
Gymkata (1985)
Robert Clouse. A gymnast trained as a fighter to win a deadly race.
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4
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
Sam Firstenberg. An aerobics instructor possessed by a ninja's spirit.
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5
Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
Corey Yuen. A Japanese ninja, Hiroyuki Sanada, against a Chinese fighter.
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6
Pray for Death (1985)
Gordon Hessler. Sho Kosugi as a ninja who moves his family to America.
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7
Five Element Ninjas (1982)
Chang Cheh. Shaw Brothers' gory battle against five clans of ninjas.
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8
The Octagon (1980)
Eric Karson. Chuck Norris against a ninja training camp.
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9
American Ninja (1985)
Sam Firstenberg. Michael Dudikoff as a US soldier trained in ninjutsu.
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10
The Killer Elite (1975)
Sam Peckinpah. James Caan and a final showdown with ninjas.
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11
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Sam Firstenberg. Sho Kosugi as a ninja seeking peace in America.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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