Ninja III: The Domination

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Ninja III: The Domination
Ninja III The Domination.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sam Firstenberg [1]
Written byJames R. Silke [1]
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Hanania Baer
Edited byMichael J. Duthie
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Release date
September 14, 1984
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$7,610,785 [2]

Ninja III: The Domination is a 1984 American martial arts action horror film directed by Sam Firstenberg, [1] and starring Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, and James Hong. It is the third film in Cannon Films' Ninja Trilogy anthology series, the first being Enter the Ninja , and the second being Revenge of the Ninja . Like the previous films in the series, it has also garnered a cult following.

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Plot

Christie Ryder (Dickey), a telephone linewoman and aerobics instructor, [1] is possessed by the evil spirit of a fallen ninja warrior by his Ninjatō, Christine, coming to his aid. The spirit uses her body to carry out his revenge on the police officers who killed him. One of them is Billy Secord (Bennett), who catches Christie's eye yet cannot explain her preoccupation with Japanese culture or help her with her sudden blackouts. Out of options, they turn to a Japanese exorcist, Miyashima (Hong), who manages to summon the ninja within her. The exorcist reveals that he cannot force the spirit out of Christie but that "only a ninja can destroy a ninja". Christie and Billy are forced to seek the aid of Goro Yamada (Kosugi), a ninja hunting the assassin within her for killing his clan. The three force the ninja out in a dangerous gambit that results in the spirit repossessing his own dead body and fighting Yamada to death, finally freeing all three of the curses of the black ninja.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 3.62/10. [3] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [4]

Home media

Scream Factory released the film in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on June 11, 2013. [5]

The film was released on Blu-ray in the U.K. in 2016 by Eureka Video.

Scream Factory re-released the film in a Collector's Edition Blu-ray set on June 12, 2018, with a new transfer and additional supplemental materials. [6]

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