Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors by Godfrey Ho (1988)
IMDb lists this one as Hands of Death but Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors is such a better title;…
Ninja Movie Reviews
Thanks to my inner 6th grader, I’m always up for a ninja movie, no matter terrible it might be. In fact, I think most movies would probably benefit from a ninja or two. Although ninja films contain a much higher percentage of crap than most genres, I still love them unreservedly.
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Diamond Ninja Force by Godfrey Ho (1986)
When construction workers uncover the long-lost burial ground of the Black Ninja clan, the clan wil…
Cobra Against Ninja by Joseph Lai (1987)
When you watch a “classic” IFD ninja film from the ’80s, you know to go in with low expectations, b…
Ninja USA by Kuo-Ren Wu (1985)
As it turns out, Godfrey Ho wasn’t the only one putting out low-grade ninja movies in the ’80s. Cas…
Ninja Vengeance by Karl Armstrong (1993)
It was well after midnight when Ninja Vengeance popped up in my Tubi recommendations and convinced …
Ninja Thunderbolt by Godfrey Ho (1984)
For a movie called Ninja Thunderbolt, there’s a shocking dearth of ninja action here. Sure, there’s…
Ninja Terminator by Godfrey Ho (1986)
Thanks to the mystical Golden Ninja Warrior idol, the evil Ninja Empire is nigh invincible. Needles…
Ninja Knight Thunder Fox by Godfrey Ho (1987)
First things first: Ninja Knight Thunder Fox is an awesome title for a movie, and nothing you say c…
Empire of the Spiritual Ninja by Godfrey Ho (1988)
Sometimes you need to watch a movie simply because of its title alone, even if you know it’s going …
Ninja the Protector by Godfrey Ho (1986)
During the ’80s and ’90s, Godfrey Ho would take the footage he shot for one film and simply cut it …
American Ninja by Sam Firstenberg (1985)
If you’ve been reading Opus for any length of time, then you know I’m a sucker for ’80s ninja movie…
Rage of Honor by Gordon Hessler (1987)
Shô Kosugi helped kick off America’s “ninjamania” craze in the early-to-mid ’80s via such Cannon Fi…
House of Ninjas, Season One (2024)
For centuries, the Tawara family has defended Japan from within the shadows. After their beloved so…
Enter the Ninja by Menahem Golan (1981)
Along with Chuck Norris’ The Octagon, Enter the Ninja kicked off the “ninja craze” that swept throu…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem by Jeff Rowe (2023)
Although I watched a few episodes of the cartoon series back in the ’90s, I don’t have any real str…
The Octagon by Eric Karson (Review)
Because sometimes, you just need to watch Chuck Norris fight a bunch of ninjas.
Why in the world did I watch Ninja III: The Domination? (Review)
Making it through the final film in Cannon Film’s “ninja trilogy” required more than nostalgia.
Sword of the Stranger by Masahiro Ando (Review)
An increasingly dull and predictable storyline populated by characters that are a collection of clichés.
Azumi by Ryûhei Kitamura (Review)
Azumi was a huge disappointment, almost a betrayal of sorts, because I know Kitamura is better than this.
Chinese Super Ninjas by Chang Cheh (Review)
I swear, this movie has some of the most innovative ways to kill people I’ve ever seen in a kung fu film.