
A modeling school has become the recruitment center for a prostitution ring led by local crime boss Tiger. When Pam, one of the former models turned prostitutes escapes and attempts to send evidence to some reliable friends, she is caught by Decker, a local hood who works for Teddy, an international ninja expert who has been leading the crime in the area with Tiger. However, Pam's sister Bonnie is already investigating the school while Bonnie's partner, Brad was preparing for vacation and decides to help instead.
Directed by —, Ninja Empire leans on a strong ensemble — Mike Abbott, Marko Ritchie, Marcus Egan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1990.
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Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.
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