---
title: 'American Ninja (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Firstenberg'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-ninja-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088708/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Ninja (1985)

1985 · 95 min · Action · United States


## Synopsis

American Ninja is a 1985 American martial arts 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 and is the first installment in the American Ninja franchise, followed by American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987). It had a generally negative reception from critics, and it was a financial success at the box office and on home video.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Firstenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-firstenberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Linn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-linn)
- **Producer:** [Menahem Golan](https://cinepixo.com/people/menahem-golan), [Yoram Globus](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoram-globus)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hanania Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanania-baer)

## Cast

- [Michael Dudikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dudikoff)
- [Judie Aronson](https://cinepixo.com/people/judie-aronson)
- [Steve James](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-james)
- [Richard Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-norton)

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