The following is a list of live-action films where at least one ninja

Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

 character appears as a significant plot element.

Japanese films

• Akai Kageboshi
• Alien vs Ninja
• Azumi
  Azumi
  is a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
  
  and Azumi 2: Death or Love
  Azumi 2: Death or Love
  is the sequel to the Japanese film Azumi based on the manga series by Yū Koyama.- Plot :Azumi 2 continues shortly after the end of the previous film with Aya Ueto returning in the title role of a young assassin charged with keeping the nation from falling into a new civil war.Azumi and her only...
  
  
• Black Tight Killers (Ore ni Sawaru to Abunaize)
  Black Tight Killers
  , also known as If You Touch Me Danger is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe and based on the novel by Michio Tsuzuki.-Synopsis:...
  
  
• Castle of Owls (Ninja Hicho Fukuro No Shiro)
  Fukuro no Shiro
  Fukurō no Shiro is a 1959 ninja-themed novel by the debuting Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba, which won him the Naoki Prize in 1960 after the story was published by Kodansha...
  
  : The first film adaptation of the classic novel Fukurō no Shiro.
• Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!
  Cho Ninja Tai Inazuma!
  is a Japanese tokusatsu direct-to-video comedy series produced by Toei Video that was released in June 2006. Its sequel, which began filming on February 23, 2007, is titled , and was released July 21, 2007....
  
  (series): A direct-to-video
  Direct-to-video
  Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
  
   comedy series.
• Cool Dimension
• Cyber Ninja (Mirai Ninja)
• Death Shadows (Jittemai)
• Demon Spies (Oniwaban)
• Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!
  Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijoBang!!
  is the theatrical film adaptation of the Japanese 2008 Super Sentai series Engine Sentai Go-onger. As with all of the Super Sentai films, Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! is a double bill with the film for the 2008 Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Kiva, Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the...
  
  
• Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers (Kunoichi Ninpo: Hyakka Manji-garimi)
  Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers
  is a 1974 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Chūsei Sone and starring Junko Miyashita.-Synopsis:In historical times, the Shogun family employs a group of Iga ninjas to take over the Akizuki clan's lands. The Akizuki hire the Fumi ninjas, a group of female warriors who...
  
  
• Fûrai Ninpôchô
• Gakusei-zuma: Shinobi Naki
• Geisha Assassin (Geisha vs Ninja)
• Glory to the Filmmaker! (Kantoku • Banzai!)
  Glory to the Filmmaker!
  is a 2007 Japanese film written, directed, edited by the film's lead star Takeshi Kitano. It is the second film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, following Takeshis, and concluding with Achilles and the Tortoise.-Movie Style:...
  
  
• Goemon
  Goemon (film)
  Goemon is a 2009 Japanese historical fantasy film written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is loosely based on the story of Ishikawa Goemon, a legendary outlaw hero who stole valuables from the rich and gave them to the poor...
  
  
• Golden Ninja (Boken Daikatsugeki Ougon no Touzoku)
• Hakuba Doji Nanbanji no Kettou Kanketsu Hen
• Hibari Torimonocho: Furisode Koban
• Jiraiya
  Jiraiya
  Jiraiya , the title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari , is a ninja who uses shapeshifting magic to morph into a gigantic toad. The heir of a powerful clan in Kyūshū of the same name, Jiraiya fell in love with Tsunade, a beautiful young princess who masters snail magic...
  
  : Also known as Ninjutsu Sanyô Den.
• Jushichinin no Ninja
• Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō and Shin Kage no Gundan: A movie and a six direct to video episodes based on the Shadow Warriors TV series.
• Kagemaru of the Iga Clan (Iga no Kagemaru)
• Kakute Ninjutsu Eiga wa Owarinu
• KAGE
• Kaiju Jaguma no Moshu
• Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō Ore, Tanjō)
  Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!
  is the theatrical film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series directed by Takao Nagaishi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28 of the series, featuring the DenLiner and its passengers travel as far back as the Edo period of Japan.The film is...
  
  
• Kamui Gaiden: A live-action adaptation of Kamui manga franchise.
• Kirigakure Ninjutsu Tabi
• Kunoichi Ninpo: Also the sequel
  Sequel
  A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
  
  s Kunoichi Ninpo: Hyakka Manji-garami and Kunoichi Ninpo: Kannon Biraki.
• Kunoichi Senshi Ninja
• Kurama Tengu
• Legend of the Devil (Tsushima Masaru)
• Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Ōkami)
  Lone Wolf and Cub
  is a manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970, the story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, a television series starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work.Lone Wolf and Cub...
  
  : A series of six films based on the manga series of the same title.
• Mission Iron Castle (Shinobi no Shu)
• Mysteries of Edo (Furisode Torimonocho Wakashu Henge)
• Nain-wan: Kunoichi Yôjuu Densetsu
• Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun: A modern-times comedy film based on the manga and anime series.
• Ninja Gaeshi Mizuno Shiro
• Ninja Kyaputaa
• Ninja Wars (Iga Ninpô-chô): A fantasy-style movie in a historical setting.
• Ninja's Weapon (Yoja no Maden)
• Ninja, a Band of Assassins (Shinobi no Mono): A realistic and historically accurate series of nine films since 1962, which were largely responsible for the original craze in Japan. The first films in the series told the story of the life of Ishikawa Goemon
  Ishikawa Goemon
  was a semi-legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and valuables and gave them to the poor. Goemon is notable for being boiled alive along with his son in public after a failed assassination attempt on the civil war-era warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A large iron kettle-shaped bathtub is now...
  
  .
• Ninjutsu Gozen-jiai
• Ninjutsu Hinotama Kozo: Edo no Maki
• Ninjutsu Suikoden Inazuma Kotengu
• Ninjutsu-tsukai to Sennin Masume
• Nintama Rantarō
  Nintama Rantaro
  is a Japanese anime series based on Sōbē Amako's manga Rakudai Ninja Rantarō. It was produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and originally broadcast on NHK. It is aimed at young children, featuring the adventures of Rantarō and his friends and teachers at Ninja school. The fact that glasses are worn...
  
   (2011)
• On Patrol (Ukyonosuke Junsatsu-Ki): Along with its sequel, Purple Killer (Murasaki Ukyonosuke Gyaku Ichimonji Giri).
• Owls' Castle (Fukuro no Shiro)
  Owls' Castle
  Owl's Castle is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed film written by Masahiro Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse and directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is a remake of the 1963 film Castle of Owls, based on Ryotaro Shiba's 1959 novel under the same name.The film starred Kiichi Nakai, Takaya Kamikawa, Mayu Tsuruta and...
  
  : Mostly realistic historical ninja film, on the same subject as Castle of Owls.
• Red Shadow (Aka Kage): Remake of Tobidasu Bōken Eiga: Aka Kage.
• Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (Sakuya: Yôkaiden)
• Samurai Fiction
  Samurai Fiction
  is a 1998 comedy-samurai film directed by Hiroyuki Nakano. It is almost entirely black-and-white, and follows a fairly standard plotline for a comedy and jidaigeki samurai film, but the presence of Tomoyasu Hotei's rock-and-roll soundtrack separates it from the films it was inspired by, such as the...
  
  
• Samurai Reincarnation (Makai Tenshō)
  Samurai Reincarnation
  Samurai Reincarnation is a 1981 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba. The film was based on the novel Makai Tensho....
  
  
• Samurai Spy (Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke)
  Samurai Spy
  is a 1965 film directed by Masahiro Shinoda, based on a novel by Koji Nakada. Made during the height of the cold war, the film follows the lives of spies caught up in the power struggles of their times.- Story :...
  
  
• Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness (Sarutobi Sasuke Yami no Gundan): A series of four films about Sarutobi Sasuke
  Sarutobi Sasuke
  was a famous ninja in Japanese folklore. He is generally believed to be a Meiji period fictional creation based on the historical ninja ', although some argue for his actual existence.- In folklore :...
  
  .
• Seventeen Ninja (Jushichinin no Ninja)
• Shachô Ninpôchô and Zaku Shachô Ninpôchô
• Shadow Hunters (Kage Gari) and Kage gari: Hoero Taiyô: Two movies about a trio of ronin
  Ronin
  A or rounin was a Bushi with no lord or master during the feudal period of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege....
  
  s working as ninja killers, adapted from the manga series.
• Shogun's Ninja (Ninja Bugeicho Momochi Sandayu)
• Shinobi no Shu: Also known under the titles of Last Iga Spy and Mission: Iron Castle.
• Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (Shinobi): A fantasy movie which was based on The Kouga Ninja Scrolls novel.
• Shinobi: The Law of Shinobi and Shinobi: Runaway
• Strike of the Jaguma (Kaiju Jaguma no Moshu)
• Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark
  Message from Space
  is a film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Released in 1978, the film is seen by many critics as a Japanese mockbuster of Star Wars The film was produced by Toei and cost $6 million dollars, the most expensive movie made in Japan up to that date...
  
  
• The Black Hooded Man (Gozonji Kaiketsu Kurozukin Maguna no Hitomi): Along with its sequel The Black Hooded Man 2 (Gozonji Kaiketsu Kurozukin Dai-Niwa Shinsengumi Tsuigeki) and the remake The Black Hood (Kaiketsu Kurozukin).
• The Daimyo Spy (Shinobi no Daimyo)
• The Detective Fencer (Onmitsu Kenshin): The films based on the Onmitsu Kenshi
  The Samurai (TV series)
  The Samurai is a Japanese historical fiction television series made by Senkosha Productions during the early 1960s. Its original Japanese title was Onmitsu Kenshi . The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran continuously until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs , usually of 13 episodes each...
  
  TV series.
• The Purple Hooded Man (Murasaki Zukin): Along with its sequels, The Mysterious Purple Hood (Hengen Murasaki Zukin) and Purple Hood: The Mystery of Gold (Murasaki Zukin: Ogon no Himitsu).
• The Shogun Assassins (Sanada Yukimura no Bouryaku)
• The Machine Girl
  The Machine Girl
  is a 2008 Japanese action shock/gore film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi with special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura . The film stars Minase Yashiro in the lead role as Ami, Asami in the role of Miki, Kentarō Shimazu as the yakuza leader Ryūgi Kimura and Honoka as his wife, Mrs. Kimura...
  
  
• The Magic Serpent (Kairyū Daikessen)
  The Magic Serpent
  is a 1966 tokusatsu kaiju/ninja fantasy film produced by Toei Company Ltd. This film is a loose retelling of the famous Japanese folktale, Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari ....
  
  : Also known as Ninja Apocalypse.
• The Ninja Dragon (Kuso Kagaku Ninkyoden: Gokudo Ninja Dosuryu)
  The Ninja Dragon
  , better known for its international title as The Ninja Dragon , is a Japanese direct-to-video action film released in 1990 by the Tohokushinsha Film Corporation....
  
  
• The Ninja Hunt (Ninja Gari)
• The Secret of the Fylfot (Shinobi no Manji)
• The Thief in Black (Kuro no Tozoku)
• The Third Ninja (Daisan no Ninja)
• Tobidasu Bōken Eiga: Aka Kage
• Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja (Ninjutsu Gozen-Jiai)
  Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja
  is a black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tadashi Sawashima....
  
  
• Umon Torimonocho: Nanbanzame
• Watari the Ninja Boy (Daininjutsu Eiga Watari)
• Warring Clans (Sengoku Yaro)
  Sengoku Yaro
  is a 1963 Japanese jidaigeki period black comedy adventure film directed by Kihachi Okamoto, co-written by Shinichi Sekizawa and starring Yūzō Kayama. Masaru Satō composed the music for the film...
  
  
• Warrior of the Wind (Kaze no Bushi)
• Yojohan Fusuma no Urabari: Shinobi Hada
• Yagyu Chronicles /Yagyu Secret Scrolls (Yagyu Bugeicho): The series of ten films.
• Zipang

Early/silent films

The first ninja movies were silent films, including the Koga Unôn Ninjutsu Kogaryû from 1916 (possibly the first ever ninja film) and many others such as the Genkotsu to Ninjutsu series, several movies named Sarutobi Sasuke, and the films Gotô Matabei Ninjutsu Yaburi, Hotaiko Gozen no Nînjutsu Kurabe, Koga Iganokami, Ninjutsu Kirigakure Sen'emon and Sarutobi no Ninjutsu.

Erotic films

There are numerous softcore

Softcore

Softcore pornography is a form of filmic or photographic pornography or erotica that is less sexually explicit than hardcore pornography. It is intended to tickle and arouse men and women. Softcore pornography depicts nude and semi-nude performers engaging in casual social nudity or non-graphic...

 ninja films (in addition to innumerable hardcore-pornographic

Pornography

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 costume movies, often featuring BDSM

BDSM

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 motives), including the series: Injū Gakuen (La Blue Girl Live, three films), Kunoichi Ninpô-chô (a.k.a Lady Ninja, Female Ninja Magic Chronicles or Tales of the Women Ninja, at least eight films), Kunoichi Nimpoden (Ninja Vixens, at least nine films) and Sanada Kunoichi Ninpô-den: Kasumi, (Lady Ninja Kasumi, at least three films). One of the first of such films was Gendai Kunoichi Niku Jigoku (Modern Female Ninja: Flesh Hell

Modern Female Ninja: Flesh Hell

aka Inferno of the Flesh is a 1968 Japanese pink film directed by Kan Mukai. It is in the part-color format which was used in pink films in the late 1960s and early 1970s before full-color was made standard with the introduction of Nikkatsu's Roman porno series.-Synopsis:One member of a secret...

) in 1968.

American films

• 3 Ninjas
  3 Ninjas (film series)
  3 Ninjas is a series of films that was based on the adventures of 3 ninjas who are trained by their Japanese grandfather.-3 Ninjas:Three brothers named Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum want to become ninjas. Each summer, they visit their grandfather Mori Shintaro. After a confrontation between the boys'...
  
  (series): A series children's films about three young ninja boys, between 1992 and 1998 (3 Ninjas, 3 Ninjas Kick Back
  3 Ninjas Kick Back
  3 Ninjas Kick Back is a 1994 American sequel to the film 3 Ninjas. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. This is the only 3 Ninjas film with a video game adaptation...
  
  , 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
  3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
  3 Ninjas Knuckle Up is a 1995 American martial arts comedy film and a sequel to the films 3 Ninjas and 3 Ninjas Kick Back. The film was directed by Sang-ok Shin.-Plot synopsis:...
  
  and 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
  3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
  3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain is a 1998 American martial arts film, and the fourth and last installment in the 3 Ninjas franchise....
  
  ).
• 9½ Ninjas!: A parody
  Parody
  A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
  
   of the ninja film genre.
• American Ninja
  American Ninja
  American Ninja is a 1985 ninja action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role, with Steve James as his side-kick. Domestic box office grosses for the...
  
  (series): A series of five B movie
  B movie
  A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
  
  s popular in the 1980s and 1990s (American Ninja, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
  American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
  American Ninja 2: The Confrontation is a 1987 action/adventure sequel starring Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Jeff Weston, Gary Conway, Michelle Botes and Larry Poindexter...
  
  , American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
  American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
  American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt is a 1989 martial arts action movie starring David Bradley, written by Gary Conway and directed by Cedric Sundstrom.-Plot:...
  
  , American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
  American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
  American Ninja 4: The Annihilation is a 1990 action/martial arts film starring Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley, and James Booth. It was the fourth film in the American Ninja series and was directed by Cedric Sundstrom. The film marked Michael Dudikoff's final appearance in the American Ninja film...
  
  and American Ninja V
  American Ninja V
  American Ninja V is a 1993 action/adventure sequel starring David Bradley and Lee Reyes. It was directed by Bobby Jean Leonard and written by John Bryant Hedberg, Greg Latter and George Saunders. The film is set in Los Angeles, Rome and Venezuela....
  
  ).
• Batman Begins
  Batman Begins
  Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...
  
  (2005): Bruce Wayne
  Batman
  Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
  
   is trained by the League of Shadows leader Henri Ducard
  Henri Ducard
  Henri Ducard is a fictional character in the Batman comic book universe. Created by Sam Hamm, Ducard's first appearance was in Detective Comics #599 , part of the "Blind Justice" story arc...
  
   and battles many of his ninja comrades in the film.
• Beverly Hills Ninja
  Beverly Hills Ninja
  Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 action comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff, and starring Chris Farley. The main plot revolves around Haru , who was found by a clan of ninjas as an infant in an abandoned treasure chest and was raised by them...
  
  (1997): A comedy film along with its 2010 sequel Dancing Ninja.
• Blade II
  Blade II
  Blade II is a 2002 superhero vampire film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel of the Blade film series. It was written by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film...
  
  (2002)
• Cheerleader Ninjas
  Cheerleader ninjas
  Cheerleader Ninjas is a 1998 camp/action film directed by Kevin Campbell. In the film, the internet must be rescued from the control of a religious fanaticism group by four cheerleader ninjutsu students and their geek allies.-Plot overview:...
  
  (2003)
• DOA: Dead or Alive
  DOA: Dead or Alive
  DOA: Dead or Alive is a 2006 ensemble martial arts film loosely based on the Tecmo/Team Ninja fighting game series of the same name. Directed by Corey Yuen and written by J. F. Lawton, Adam and Seth Gross....
  
  (2005): An adaptation of a Dead or Alive
  Dead or Alive (arcade game)
  Dead or Alive is a fighting game and the first entry in the long-running Dead or Alive series. It was released in 1996 in arcades, followed by home ports for Sega Saturn in 1997 and Sony PlayStation in 1998 .-Gameplay:Dead or Alive was unique in its debut that featured fairly different choices in...
  
  video game series.
• Dragonball Evolution (2008): Mai is a ninja in the film adaptation of the Dragonball manga and anime franchise.
• Enter the Ninja
  Enter the Ninja
  Enter the Ninja is a 1981 martial arts film directed by Menahem Golan and starring Franco Nero, Susan George and Shô Kosugi. Production was started in the Philippines with Emmett Alston directing, but when Charles Bronson refused to allow Menahem Golan to direct Death Wish II, Golan, a co-principal...
  
  (1981)
• Elektra
  Elektra (2005 film)
  Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios . The story follows Elektra, an international assassin whose weapon of choice is a pair of sai.For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman...
  
  (2005): A loose adaptation of the Marvel
  Marvel Comics
  Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
  
   comic book under the same title.
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2010): A live film in the G.I. Joe
  G.I. Joe
  G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...
  
   franchise. (There was also an animated short GI Joe: Ninja Battles in 2004.)
• Gymkata
  Gymkata
  Gymkata is a 1985 martial arts film starring Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas as Jonathan Cabot, an Olympic gymnast who combines his gymnastic ability with ninjutsu to enter a deadly competition in a fictional country, Parmistan...
  
  (1985)
• Immortal Combat
  Immortal Combat
  Immortal Combat is a 1994 buddy action film. The plot involves an East-meets-West buddy scenario similar to what the Rush Hour franchise became, starring martial artist Sonny Chiba, wrestler Roddy Piper, Meg Foster and Tiny Lister....
  
  (1994)
• Mask of the Ninja (2008)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
  Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
  Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is a 1995 American superhero action fantasy based on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on Fox Kids. It featured the characters and actors from the series itself, and used the zords from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger...
  
  (1995): The Power Rangers
  Power Rangers
  Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
  
   have ninja powers and Zord
  Zord
  In the universe of the television series Power Rangers, Zords are colossal mechanical or bio-mechanical robotic vehicles. When monsters grow to incredible sizes, usually the only way the Power Rangers can fight them is by summoning and piloting these robots...
  
  s in this film.
• Mortal Kombat
  Mortal Kombat (film)
  Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American action and adventure film directed by Paul Anderson. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the film was the first part of the Mortal Kombat film series...
  
  (1995): As well as its sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
  Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
  Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts action film that was the sequel to 1995's Mortal Kombat, and was directed by John R. Leonetti, who had served as the cinematographer for the previous film...
  
  ; based on the Mortal Kombat series of video games.
• Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
• Ninja (2009)
• Ninja II: Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
• Ninja III: The Domination
  Ninja III: The Domination
  Ninja III: The Domination is a 1984 film directed by Sam Firstenberg, and stars Lucinda Dickey as Christie, Jordan Bennett as Officer Billy Secord, and James Hong as Miyashima...
  
  (1984)
• Ninja IV: Return of the Ninja (2008)
• Ninja Academy
  Ninja Academy
  Ninja Academy is a 1988 Nico Mastorakis' comedy film starring Will Egan, Gerald Okamura, Kelly Randall, Michael David, Robert Factor, and Jeff Robinson...
  
  (1988): A comedy about ninja training camp in the style of Police Academy.
• Ninja Assassin
  Ninja Assassin
  Ninja Assassin is a 2009 American martial arts film directed by James McTeigue. The story was written by Matthew Sand, with a screenplay penned by J. Michael Straczynski of Babylon 5. The film stars South Korean pop musician Rain as a disillusioned assassin looking for retribution against his...
  
  (2009)
• Ninja Cheerleaders
  Ninja Cheerleaders
  Ninja Cheerleaders is a 2008 comedy film written and directed by David Presley.-Story and cast:In the film's plot, a ninja sensei Hiroshi who must be rescued by his three cheerleader/ stripper students April , Courtney and Monica from a mafia boss Victor Lazzaro and his evil ninja girlfriend...
  
  (2008)
• Ninja Gold (2013)
• Ninja: The American Samurai (1992)
• Pocket Ninjas
  Pocket Ninjas
  Pocket Ninjas is a 1994 action film starring Robert Z'Dar, Richard Rabago, and Gary Daniels. Based on a screenplay by Mark Williams, the film was directed by Donald G. Jackson, David Huey, and Dave Eddy.-Development:...
  
  (1997): As of May 2009, Pocket Ninjas is the #1 on the IMDb
  Internet Movie Database
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  's "Bottom 100" list of the worst films ever, rated only 1.2/10 with over 900 votes.
• Pray for Death (1985)
• Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (1992)
• Revenge of the Ninja
  Revenge of the Ninja
  Revenge of the Ninja is an action movie starring Shô Kosugi as a ninja. It is considered part of a ninja trilogy, starting with Enter the Ninja and ending with Ninja III: The Domination , but the stories are not directly related...
  
  (1983)
• Sakura Killers (1987)
• Shadow Fury
  Shadow Fury
  -Plot:A discovery in the near future makes it possible to create genetically engineered and enhanced human clones. The consequence of this discovery results in bio-ethical chaos. In order to right this wrong, the World Health Organization imposes a global ban on all human cloning activity...
  
  (2001)
• Shi
  Shi
  Shi may refer to:* Shi , the Chinese term for poetry * Shi , a ceremonial "corpse" in Chinese ancestral sacrifices* Shi , a kana in Japanese syllabaries...
  
  (201?)
• Sin City
  Sin City (film)
  Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez...
  
  (2005): The adaptation of Sin City comics, starring Devon Aoki
  Devon Aoki
  Devon Edwenna Aoki is an American model and actress.-Early life:Aoki was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in California and London, attending high school at The American School in London...
  
   as Miho.
• Surf Ninjas
  Surf Ninjas
  Surf Ninjas is a 1993 American comedic family film involving martial arts, directed by Neal Israel and written by Dan Gordon. The film stars Ernie Reyes Jr., Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, and Leslie Nielsen...
  
  (1993): A children's film similar to 3 Ninjas.
• Tekken (2010)
• The Art of Pain (2008)
• The Challenge
  The Challenge (1982 film)
  The Challenge is a 1982 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and co-written by John Sayles. The film stars Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune.-Plot:...
  
  (1982)
• The Hunted
  The Hunted (1995 film)
  The Hunted is a 1995 film written and directed by J. F. Lawton, starring Christopher Lambert, John Lone, and Joan Chen. The score features music by the Japanese taiko troupe Kodō.-Plot:...
  
  : The film about a modern ninja clan in an ancient feud with a samurai clan (both groups using traditional weapons only).
• The King of Fighters
  The King of Fighters (film)
  The King of Fighters is a film loosely based on SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters series of fighting games. It stars Sean Faris as Kyo Kusanagi, Maggie Q as Mai Shiranui, Will Yun Lee as Iori Yagami, and Ray Park as Rugal Bernstein.-Plot:...
  
  (2009)
• The Last Ninja (1983)
• The Ninja Mission
  The Ninja Mission
  The Ninja Mission is a Swedish action film directed by Mats Helge and starring Krzysztof Kolberger. It is the highest grossing Swedish film of all time despite its low quality....
  
  (1984)
• The Octagon
  The Octagon (film)
  The Octagon is a 1980 action film with Chuck Norris in the leading role. It was directed by Eric Karson and written by Paul Aaron and Leigh Chapman. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California and released on August 14, 1980. It is notable for its inventive use of 'voice over' effects to portray the...
  
  (1980): Chuck Norris
  Chuck Norris
  Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...
  
   stars in this B-movie as a good ninja against an evil ninja organization.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film series)
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a film franchise based on the comic book series of the same name by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :...
  
  : A series of four TMNT movies for a children's audience, among them a CGI-animated film (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 American live-action film adaptation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise directed by Steve Barron. The film was followed by three sequels: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze in 1991, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III in 1993, and...
  
  , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is a 1991 American live-action film, It is the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, being the direct sequel to the 1990 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Secret of the Ooze was then followed by a third film in 1993, and a fourth...
  
  , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is a 1993 American live-action film, the second sequel of the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. It was produced by Clearwater Holdings Ltd. and Golden Harvest. This was the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film released by New Line Cinema and...
  
  and TMNT).
• The White Phantom (1988)
• Tongan Ninja
  Tongan Ninja
  Tongan Ninja is a 2002 full length kung-fu action-comedy directed by Jason Stutter and filmed in New Zealand. The film has received recent notoriety for co-starring and being co-written by Jemaine Clement, star of the HBO comedy Flight of the Conchords...
  
  (2002)
• Watch the Shadows Dance (1987): Also known as Nightmaster.
• You Only Live Twice
  You Only Live Twice (film)
  You Only Live Twice is the fifth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, and loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel of the same name...
  
  (1967)

Other films

• 7 Lucky Ninja Kids (1989)
• A Life of Ninja (1983)
• A Man Called Hero
  A Man Called Hero
  A Man Called Hero is a 1999 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, the film starred Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Kristy Yang, Nicholas Tse and Yuen Biao. The film's theme song Tin Sat Ku Hsing was performed by Ekin...
  
  (1999)
• Blood of the Samurai (2001)
• Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983): Also known as Never Kiss a Ninja.
• Der Sommer des Samurai (1986): A German thriller which features both a modern-day samurai employing ninja techniques to exact revenge on a group of villanous industrialists and a ninja opponent in the final showdown.
• Duel to the Death
  Duel to the Death
  Duel to the Death is a 1983 Hong Kong wuxia film starring Damian Lau and Norman Chu. It is the directorial debut of Ching Siu-tung.-Plot:...
  
  (1983): A Chinese movie about a clash of the ninjas and Shaolin monks.
• Eliminators
  Eliminators
  Eliminators is a 1986 film directed by Peter Manoogian. The plot concernes a "Mandroid" constructed by an evil scientist from the body of a downed pilot, who teams up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior...
  
  (1986)
• Explosive Brigade Against the Ninjas
  Explosive Brigade Against the Ninjas
  Brigada explosiva contra los ninjas is a 1986 Argentine adventure comedy film directed by Miguel Fernández Alonso and written by Salvador Valverde Calvo...
  
  (1986)
• Five Element Ninjas
  Five Element Ninjas
  Five Element Ninjas is a 1982 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh. It was released in North America as Chinese Super Ninjas.- Plot :...
  
  (1982): Also known as Chinese Super Ninja, another film about Shaolin monks.
• Heroes of the East
  Heroes of the East
  Heroes Of The East , also known as Challenge Of The Ninja and Shaolin VS. Ninja and Shaolin Challenges Ninja is a martial arts film produced in 1978. It starred Gordon Liu and was directed by Lau Kar-Leung. Lau Kar-Leung has a cameo role as a master of Drunken Kung Fu...
  
  (1978): Also known as Shaolin vs. Ninja.
• Ninja Apocalypse (1982)
• Ninja Death (1987)
• Ninja Hunter
  Ninja Hunter
  Ninja Hunter aka “Wu Tang vs. Ninja” is an independently released martial arts film starring Jack Long and Alexander Lo.-Plot:Jack Lung is Abbot White, a Wudang priest who makes a play to rule the martial world after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of a student of Shaolin...
  
  (1984)
• Ninja in the Deadly Trap (1981)
• Ninja in the Dragon's Den
  Ninja in the Dragon's Den
  Ninja in the Dragon's Den is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Corey Yuen made his directorial debut, and starring Conan Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada and Hwang Jang Lee.-Plot:...
  
  (1982): A Hong Kong production set in ancient China, with Japanese co-stars.
• Ninja Kids (1986): A Filipino action comedy film about a group of friends bestowed with ninja combat skills through a special yin-yang amulet.
• Ninja: The Final Duel (1986): Another Chinese film putting ninjas against Shaolin. (There is also a re-dubbed version of this film, called Shaolin Dolemite
  Shaolin Dolemite
  Shaolin Dolemite is a 1999 direct-to-video film starring Rudy Ray Moore and in name, a sequel to Dolemite.The film was created by re-dubbing footage filmed for the 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film Ren zhe da ....
  
  ).
• Ninja's Force (1984): A Filipino action movie.
• Ninja Over the Great Wall
  Ninja Over the Great Wall
  Ninja Over the Great Wall , also known as Fire on the Great Wall and Shaolin Fist of Fury, is a 1987 martial arts film that is widely considered to be one of the best films starring the notorious Bruce Lee clone, Bruce Le....
  
  (1987)
• Norwegian Ninja
  Norwegian Ninja
  Norwegian Ninja is a 2010 Norwegian action comedy film, directed by Thomas Cappelen Malling. The film, based on a 2006 book, presents real-life espionage-convicted Arne Treholt as the leader of a ninja group saving Norway during the Cold War and stars Mads Ousdal as Treholt.The film is loosely...
  
  (2010)
• Rage of Honor (1987)
• Shadow Ninja (1980)
• The Lotus Flowers (2005)
• The Warrior's Way
  The Warrior's Way
  The Warrior's Way is a 2010 fantasy action film starring South Korean actor Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston, and Tony Cox...
  
  (2010)
• Ultimax Force (1986)

Independent and short films

There is a number of U.S. independent

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 and short films, including A Ninja Pays Half My Rent

A Ninja Pays Half My Rent

A Ninja Pays Half My Rent is a short comedy film by Steven Tsuchida, it was first released in 2003.-Plot:When your roommate dies from an allergic reaction to fruit and the rent is due and you don't have the cash to cover it, there's no time to mess around picking a new roommate. So it goes that our...

(2003), Beneath the Mask: Portrait of an American Ninja (2005), Irish American Ninja

Irish American Ninja

Irish American Ninja: The Life of George McGoogle is a 2005 independent film.The film stars George McGoogle, an Irish American who has wanted to become a ninja since a young age. After taking a flight to Japan, he becomes a ninja. His older brother, Gertrude, works for the enemy...

(2005), Lonely Dragon (2006), Ninja Apocalypse! (2007), Ninja Mission 2000 (2000), Ninja Star in the Eye (2006), Ninjas vs. Zombies

Ninjas vs. Zombies

Ninjas vs. Zombies is a 2008 independent film parodying the science fiction, horror, zombie and Ninja genres. The rough cut of the film coined the 'bootleg' premiere, was screened on October 31, 2008, and November 1, 2008 in Leesburg, VA at the historic . The film was written and directed by...

(2008), Super Ninja Bikini Babes (2007) and Undercut

Undercut (film)

Undercut is a 2004 martial arts film written and directed by Stephen Reedy.- Synopsis :American Ninja Eric loses his job as a state employed peace officer when his job is outsourced to cheaper, cost effective Chinese labor...

(2004).

Godfey Ho films

There were also several dozen of the "Ninja"-titled Z-movies by the Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

-based, low budget director Godfrey Ho

Godfrey Ho

Godfrey Ho is a former Hong Kong-based prolific film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered the Ed Wood of Hong Kong cinema. Ho is believed to having directed more than one hundred films, including over 80 movies from 1980 to 1990, but only one film since 1995, apparently retiring from...

, with the titles such as Full Metal Ninja, Ninja Death Squad

Death squad

A death squad is an armed military, police, insurgent, or terrorist squad that conducts extrajudicial killings, assassinations, and forced disappearances of persons as part of a war, insurgency or terror campaign...

, Ninja in the Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields are a number of sites in Cambodia where large numbers of people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War ....

, Ninja Terminator

The Terminator

The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...

, Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate, Ninja the Violent Sorcerer, Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen, or Zombie

Zombie

Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...

 vs. Ninja. According to the incomplete list on Internet Movie Database

Internet Movie Database

Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...

, at least 55 films credited to Ho contain the word "Ninja" in their titles (mostly released between 1984 and 1990). Their exact number is unknown because of Ho's numerous pseudonym

Pseudonym

A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...

s and the probability that some of these films have been released under more than one title. Ho's "cut and paste

Cut and paste

In human-computer interaction, cut and paste and copy and paste offer user-interface interaction techniques for transferring text, data, files or objects from a source to a destination. Most ubiquitously, users require the ability to cut and paste sections of plain text...

" technique of creating his ninja movies involved shooting a large amount of largely random ninja combat and interstitial footage that would be spliced with existing footage from incomplete or abandoned Asian films (many of which were not martial arts films) - this explains why these films often appear to have two storylines. These films were recorded without sound, so although the gweilo

Gweilo

Gweilo or Gwailo is a common Cantonese slang term for foreigners, and has a long history of racially deprecatory use. If there is some racially deprecatory meaning or it is expressive of hate, it is shown by the addition of the adjective, sei or as a prefix: seigwailo...

 actors spoke English while recording their lines, they were dubbed

Dubbing (filmmaking)

Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...

 over by other voice actors.

Minor roles

• A-M: 24 Hours to Midnight, Action Her00?, Backfire!
  Backfire!
  Backfire! is a 3D rally racing arcade game released by Data East in 1995. Players can choose between 2 fictitious rally cars, "Farco R4 Cup" or "Andula 2.0", and race through 6 stages. It is also possible to play one against another on a split screen....
  
  , Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls
  Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls
  Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls is a gory, low-budget, independent B-movie made in the classic "sexploitation" style. The movie focuses on the efforts of four very different women looking for revenge on men who have mistreated them.-Plot:...
  
  , Bloodbath
  Bloodbath
  Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm formed in 1998.-History:A year after being formed, the band, then consisting of Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals, Dan Swanö on drums, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström on guitar, and Jonas Renkse on bass, released their EP Breeding...
  
  , Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh, Bowfinger
  Bowfinger
  Bowfinger is a 1999 comedy cult film directed by Frank Oz. It depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the film...
  
  , Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing, Bugi Fiction, Bullet of Life, Cats & Dogs
  Cats & Dogs
  Cats & Dogs is a 2001 American-Australian action-comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman. The screenplay by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra centers on the relationships between cats and dogs. It was shot in Victoria and Vancouver. The film was released on July 4, 2001 by Warner Bros...
  
  (the movie features ninja-like cats), Date Number One, Death Machines, Death to the Supermodels
  Death to the Supermodels
  Death to the Supermodels is a 2005 black comedy starring Jaime Pressly, Brooke Burns, Kimberley Davies, Taylor Negron, Matt Winston and Diane Delano. It was written and directed by Joel Silverman.-Plot summary:...
  
  , Double Dragon
  Double Dragon (film)
  Double Dragon is a 1994 live-action film loosely based on the Double Dragon video game series. This film was directed by James Yukich and stars Mark Dacascos and Scott Wolf as brothers Jimmy and Billy Lee, along with Alyssa Milano as Marian Delario and Robert Patrick as antagonist Koga Shuko...
  
  , Dragon Fire
  Dragon Fire (1993 film)
  Dragon Fire is a 1993 martial arts film set in a dystopian Los Angeles in the year 2050. It is notable for heavily using actual kickboxing champions for the actors....
  
  , Ella Enchanted
  Ella Enchanted (film)
  Ella Enchanted is a 2004 British-American romantic-comedy film loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Ella and Hugh Dancy as Prince Charmont. It plays with the usual fairy-tale genre...
  
  , Expect No Mercy
  Expect No Mercy
  -30th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks:-Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks:-Band members:*Dan McCafferty - vocals*Darrell Sweet - drums*Pete Agnew - bass guitar, guitar*Manny Charlton - guitar, producer-Other credits:*Nick Blagona - engineer...
  
  , Fight Ring, Flying Naked, Girl With Gun, How to Cope with Rejection, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
  In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
  In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale is a 2006 fantasy action film directed by Uwe Boll, inspired by the Dungeon Siege video game series. It was produced by Brightlight Pictures and distributed by Freestyle Releasing and Vivendi Entertainment in the United States and Canada. 20th Century...
  
  (in the trailer only), Knock Outs, Kung Fu Rascals, Kung Phooey!, Last Hurrah for Chivalry
  Last Hurrah for Chivalry
  Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed and written by John Woo, starring Damian Lau and Wei Pai. The film is a precursor to Woo's heroic bloodshed films.-Plot:...
  
  , Legend of the Tsunami Warrior, L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach
  L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach
  L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach, sometimes credited as Return to Savage Beach, is the 1998 Andy Sidaris' sequel to Day of the Warrior. Written and directed by Bryan Davis, it features the return of much of the original cast, including Marcus Bagwell reprising the role as Warrior but...
  
  , Let's Talk About Sex
  Let's Talk About Sex
  "Let's Talk About Sex" is the name of a hit song released by the American hip-hop trio Salt-n-Pepa. It was released as a single from their Blacks' Magic album in the year 1991, and achieved a great success in many countries, including Australia, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland where it was a...
  
  , Licence to Kill
  Licence to Kill
  Licence to Kill, released in 1989, is the sixteenth entry in the Eon Productions James Bond series and the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming novel. It marks Timothy Dalton's second and final performance in his brief tenure in the lead role of James Bond...
  
  (a James Bond movie featuring a pair of ninja agents from Hong Kong), Miami Connection, My Lucky Stars
  My Lucky Stars
  My Lucky Stars is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film, directed by Sammo Hung. It is the second film in the Lucky Stars series...
  
  (Jackie Chan
  Jackie Chan
  Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
  
   fights several ninja assassins), Nikos.

• O-Z: Ong Bak 3
  Ong Bak 3
  Ong-Bak 3 is a 2010 Thai martial arts film directed, produced and written by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai. The film's story is a follow-up to Ong Bak 2, where Tien is brutally beaten before being put to death by Lord Rajasena 's men. His body is recovered by his Master Bua who revives him...
  
  (the film depicted a ninja attack on Thai warriors in 1431 Thailand), Operation Dance Sensation, Operation Las Vegas, Order of the Eagle, Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length debut and starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman. Reubens also co-wrote the script with Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol. Supporting roles are played by Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane...
  
  , Pervirella
  Pervirella
  Pervirella is a 1997 Adventure-Comedy film which was directed by Alex Chandon, the film stars Emily Booth in the lead role and featured brief cameos from Jonathan Ross and Mark Lamarr.Pervirella harbors a sex demon within her.-Plot:...
  
  , Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
  Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
  Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol is the fourth comedy film in the Police Academy series. It was released in 1987.A group of Police Academy graduates are sent to train a group of newly recruited civilian officers. The original Police Academy cast reprise their roles in the film. Capt. Harris,...
  
  (a parody of the ninja attacks in the American films), Prison-A-Go-Go!
  Prison-A-Go-Go!
  Prison-A-Go-Go! is an American movie first released in October 2003 by WorldWide International Picture Studios, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. The film premiered at the Deep Ellum Film Festival in 2003 and went on to win several awards. The film was directed by Barak...
  
  , Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
  Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
  Puppet Master: Axis of Evil directed by David DeCoteau is the 10th entry into the Puppet Master series of horror films but the ninth entry that's canon to the series made by Charles Band's Full Moon Features.-Plot:...
  
  , Reel Guerrillas, Robocop 3
  RoboCop 3
  RoboCop 3 is a science fiction action film, released in 1993, set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, and filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the buildings seen in the film were slated for demolition to make way for facilities for the 1996 Olympics. Nancy Allen as...
  
  (features ninja-robots serving a Japanese corporation), Rollergator, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
  Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
  Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, also known as The Rugrats Movie 2: Rugrats in Paris and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II, is 2000 American animated film, and the sequel to the 1998 film The Rugrats Movie that follows the continuing adventures of the Rugrats. In the film, Chuckie Finster takes...
  
  , Samurai Vampire Bikers from Hell, Shoot or Be Shot, Speed Racer
  Speed Racer
  Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
  
  (the 2008 film adaptation of the 1967 anime featuring the classic stereotype), Stereo Future, Super Tromette Action Movie Go!, Taxi 2
  Taxi 2
  Taxi 2 is a French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in 2000. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003.-Plot:...
  
  , The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
  The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
  The Adventures of Brer Rabbit is the title of book, a play, and a film inspired by the Uncle Remus stories. The central character's actual name is Br'er Rabbit, but the title is simplified as "Brer." The film also has the distinction to be the second film to be released by Universal Studios under...
  
  , The Adventures of El Frenetico and Go Girl, The Crow: City of Angels
  The Crow: City of Angels
  The Crow: City of Angels is a 1996 action film directed by Tim Pope. It is a sequel to the 1994 cult film The Crow.-Plot:The film is set in Los Angeles, where drug king Judah Earl controls it all...
  
  , The Killer Elite
  The Killer Elite
  The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film starring James Caan and Robert Duvall and directed by Sam Peckinpah.The screenplay was written by Marc Norman and Stirling Silliphant adapted from the Robert Syd Hopkins novel, Monkey in the Middle. The novel was written under Hopkins'...
  
  , The King Maker
  The King Maker
  The King Maker The King Maker The King Maker (Thai: กบฎท้าวศรีสุดาจันทร์ , or The Rebellion of Queen Sudachan, is a 2005 Thai historical drama film set during the Ayutthaya kingdom. With a storyline that shares many similarities to 2001's The Legend of Suriyothai, The King Maker's plot focuses on a...
  
  , The Last Action Hero, The Last Samurai
  The Last Samurai
  The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay based on a story by John Logan. The film was inspired by a project developed by writer and director Vincent Ward, who had previously filmed the movie in 1990, starring...
  
  (the film depicted an unlikely ninja attack on the samurai during Meiji period
  Meiji period
  The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
  
   Japan), The Making of '...And God Spoke, The Master of Disguise
  The Master of Disguise
  The Master of Disguise is a family fantasy comedy film released in 2002 starring actors Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin and Brent Spiner...
  
  , The Pacifier
  The Pacifier
  The Pacifier is a 2005 comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant. It stars Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Morgan York, Carol Kane, and Brad Garrett. The film was released in March 2005 by Walt Disney Pictures, and earned...
  
  (really North Korean agents), The Pest, The Punisher
  The Punisher (1989 film)
  The Punisher is a 1989 film starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle, directed by Mark Goldblatt from a screenplay by Boaz Yakin. It is loosely based on the Marvel Comics' character The Punisher. The film changes many details of the comic book origin and the main character does not wear the...
  
  , The Roller Blade Seven
  The Roller Blade Seven
  The Roller Blade Seven is a 1991 cult martial arts film directed by Donald G. Jackson and starring Scott Shaw .-Plot:The Roller Blade Seven follows Hawk Goodman , who is sent on a mission by Reverend Donald , to rescue Sister Sparrow from the clutches of the evil overlord Pharaoh , in the...
  
  , The Samurai of Strongsville, Ohio, Thunderman, Toad Warrior
  Toad Warrior
  Toad Warrior is the third film in the Hell Comes to Frogtown series...
  
  , Torrente 3: El Protector, Trading Mom, Trailer: The Movie!, Two's a Mob, Valley Party Girls, Violent Shit III
  Violent Shit III
  Violent Shit III: Infantry of Doom is a 1999 shot-on-video action/splatter/comedy film by German director Andreas Schnaas. It stars Andreas Schnaas, Marc Trinkhaus, Uwe Grüntjes, and Winni Holl.-Plot:...
  
  , War (like in The Punisher, War film features ninja or ninja-like assassins working for the modern-day Yakuza
  Yakuza
  , also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
  
  ), Who Makes Movies?
  Who Makes Movies?
  Who Makes Movies? was an advertising campaign run jointly by several international associations looking to crack down on copyright infringement of motion pictures, most notably the MPAA, as part of the larger "Respect Copyrights" campaign...
  
  , X-Men: The Last Stand
  X-Men: The Last Stand
  X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,...
  
  (the only X-Men film with Psylocke
  Psylocke
  Psylocke is a fictional character depicted in comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably those comics featuring the superhero team the X-Men. The character has also appeared in licensed adaptations. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, she first appeared in the UK...
  
  ).

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