Ninja III: The Domination [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Sam Firstenberg Sam Firstenberg

Overview

In this slick exploitation, martial arts fantasy from schlockmeisters Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, an evil ninja is killed off in a sandtrap on a golf course in Phoenix -- the police riddle him with bullets, foolishly thinking that is the end of it. But as he is dying, the ninja throws a smoke bomb and, hidden by the dark cloud, he crawls into a phone-company van driven by the acrobatic Christie (Lucinda Dickey of Breakin'). As he dies there, his soul possesses her body, much to the consternation of her boyfriend, Secord (Jordan Bennett). Christie periodically uses exotic Eastern skills to slaughter the evil ninja's foes until good ninja Yamada (Sho Kosugi) comes to her rescue.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/12/2018
UPC:	0826663187793
Original Release:	1984
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	13,699

Special Features

NEW 4K scan from the original film elements; NEW interview with actress Lucinda Dickey; NEW interview with actor Jordan Bennett; NEW interview with producer/stuntman Alan Amiel; NEW audio interviews with production designer Elliot Ellentuck and co-composer Misha Segal featuring isolated tracks from the original score; Audio commentary by director Sam Firstenberg and stunt coordinator Steve Lambert; Theatrical trailer with optional Trailers From Hell commentary by screenwriter Josh Olson; Still gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lucinda Dickey	Christie Ryder
David Chung	Black Ninja
Shô Kosugi	Actor,Yamada
Jordan Bennett	Billy Secord
Dale Ishimoto	Okuda
James Hong	Miyashima
Bob Craig	Netherland
Pamela Ness	Alana
Roy Padilla	Winslow
Moe Mosley	Pickwick
John La Motta	Case
Ron Foster	Jimenez
Alan Amiel	Black Ninja Double
Steven Lambert	Pilot,Pilot
Earl Smith	Jefferson
Carver Barnes	Nicholson
Karen Petty	Tracy
Randy Mulkey	Thug
James Maher	Frankel
Judy Starr	Doctor
Cheryl Van Cleve	Stacy
Suzanne Collins	Patty
Rosemary Ono	Megumi
Janet Marie Heil	Lucy
Charly Harroway	Chang
John Perryman	Tom
Chris Micelli	Pulley
Lem Cook	Helicopter Pilot
Howard Dean	Policeman
Tom Castranova	Sgt. Cone
Bill Helmintoller	Minister
Jay Rasumny	1st Morgue Attendant
Terence Goodman	Actor
Tom Castronova	Police sergeant
Udi Harpaz	Composer
Misha Segal	Composer
Arthur Kempel	Composer
Laurin Rinder	Composer
W. Michael Lewis	Composer

Technical Credits

James R. Silke

James R. Silke	Screenwriter
Sam Firstenberg	Director
Yoram Globus	Producer,Executive Producer
Menahem Golan	Producer,Executive Producer
Steve Lambert	Stunts
Michael Sarna	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

This action-packed oddity is one of the more memorable entries in the ninja film craze of the early '80s. In true B-movie style, Ninja 3: The Domination tries to combine as many exploitable elements into one eye-popping package: ninjas, demonic possession, and even aerobics are among the things worked into the film's crazy-quilt plot line. Of course, it can't succeed at making all these elements work in one story, but its attempts to do so make the film fun to watch. Ninja 3: The Domination benefits from surprisingly good acting. Lucinda Dickey has enough charm and skill to make her transition between nice girl and possessed warrior work and Sho Kosugi cuts an appropriately stoic and tough figure as the ninja master who has to exorcise the heroine. Kosugi also handled the film's impressive martial arts choreography, which provides all the high-kicking thrills that fans of the genre expect. Behind the camera, director Sam Firstenberg lacks the skill to overcome the ridiculous extremes of the plotting, but is smart enough to keep the action scenes front and center and maintains a solid, speedy sense of pacing throughout. All in all, Ninja 3: The Domination amounts to little more than cinematic junk food, but it offers plenty of colorful fun for martial arts film fans and '80s movie cultists.