Tweekums Genbu is a young ninja has launched a one man war against those he blames for his father's death. This brings shame upon his clan so they turn against him. He flees to China with his wife; here he intends to kill the last person he suspects of killing his father; a former ninja who now works as a mirror maker known to the locals as Uncle Fu. Living in the same town there is Sun Jing, a young martial artist who can't resist an opportunity to show off his skills and his friend Chee, who is the butt of most of his jokes. When Genbu arrives in China it isn't long before he is fighting with Jing and later learns the truth about what happened to his father.When I picked up the DVD for a pound in a charity shop I wasn't expecting anything special but soon after I started watching I realised I was in for a treat. The action starts almost immediately and rarely lets up until the very end. This action is highly choreographed and looks great; I particularly enjoyed a fight between Jing and another man where both men were on stilts! As well as lots of action there are lots of laughs to be had; mostly but not always involving Chee. It is occasionally a bit corny but that just adds to its charm; the final fight includes one incredibly corny moment, including some very dated special effects… utterly hilarious! Conan Lee and Hiroyuki Sanada are really impressive as Jing and Genbu managing to give us likable protagonists as well as providing great action. The supporting cast are solid too; notably Tai-Bo who is very funny as Chee. I was a bit surprised by the fact that the film got an '18' certificate here in the UK; there are some slightly bloody moments but nothing too extreme… the 'Black Knight' scene in the '15' Cert 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is far more gory. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of the genre; it is a lot of fun.These comments are based on watching the film in Cantonese with English subtitles, the DVD also included the dubbed version.

Undead_Master This is my kind of kung fu movie.First there is an incredible opening credits sequence where we watch ninja's training and listen to an R&B song that's actually about ninja's.... Then, almost immediately, there is an insane fight with amazing choreography involving guys on stilts. From that point on, things just get better. Almost every fight scene is incredibly elaborate and long. The production qualities are Grade A for hong kong films during that time. The story is excellent for a kung fu movie, the visual style is excellent...This is probably the best hong Kong movie that I've seen involving ninjas. It certainly edges out "Mafia Vs Ninja" by a decent margin. This is one of those kung fu films that's just flat out great, even disregarding the campy value and unintentional humor. This is an exhilarating action film and it fully delivers for every second of its running time.Highly recommended. I didn't want it to end.

HaemovoreRex Without doubt one of the very finest Ninja movies ever made, this film also marked the explosive screen debut of the incredible Conan Lee. Even more amazingly, the said actor had previously no martial arts experience whatsoever prior to filming this although you would never guess this judging by his awesome physical performance here.The fight scenes (choreographed by none other than the superb Corey Yuen who also directs the film) are absolutely jaw dropping, in fact they are undoubtedly some of the best combat scenes ever committed to celluloid.Hiroyuki Sanada is the Ninja of the movies title and clearly demonstrates to us all why he is considered to be one of the very best screen martial artists ever, displaying probably some of the most graceful moves ever seen in any martial arts film.Added to this, and a real treat for fans of old style kung fu, the always superb Hwang Jang Lee, considered by many as the greatest leg fighter ever, turns up at the films climax as, yes you've guessed it – the main villain! (As he was perpetually type cast!)Special note also must be made of the extremely cool music that cranks up throughout…..highly memorable; it'll have you humming it for days!It's very strange that after such an explosive screen debut, Conan Lee's fame dissipated so quickly. The actor was in fact even being tauted at the time as the next Jackie Chan. Just goes to show what a fickle business the movie industry is.

alangiruk Personally I would advise people to stay clear of this movie. It's on the whole a bore to watch and the fighting is poorly choreographed. Slow and not very convincing. If you buy the Hong Kong Legends DVD release of this movie, then the only thing worth listening to is the Bey Logan audio commentary. But in any case, since when has there ever been a Ninja film worth watching. I cannot think of one and frankly do not wish to.Overall, when it comes to Movies, I have one golden rule: Avoid any films that contains the word 'Ninja'.