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1988 • 1h 32min • R • Action, Thriller, Drama

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"The true story of an American ninja."

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

IMDb 6.8

RT 46%

MC 29

Director

Newt Arnold

Writers

Frank Dux

Christopher Cosby

Mel Friedman

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Frank Dux

Bolo Yeung Sze

Chong Li

Donald Gibb

Ray Jackson

Leah Ayres

Janice Kent

Norman Burton

Helmer

Forest Whitaker

Rawlins

Roy Chiao

Senzo Tanaka

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

Captain Chen

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Jean-Claude Van Damme Frank Dux

Bolo Yeung Sze Chong Li

Donald Gibb Ray Jackson

Leah Ayres Janice Kent

Norman Burton Helmer

Forest Whitaker Rawlins

Roy Chiao Senzo Tanaka

Philip Chan Yan-Kin Captain Chen

Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung Victor Lin

Paulo Tocha Paco

Pierre Rafini Young Frank

Kimo Lai Kwok Ki Hiro

Bill Yuen Ping Kuen Oshima

Shun-Yin Leung Mrs. Tanaka

Joshua Schroder Chuck / Older Boy

John Cheung Ng-Long Toon

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