Five Element Ninjas
Seen it?1982 | 108 min | Action, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Batman Begins or Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A young martial artist vows to take revenge against the ninja who murdered his martial arts master and brothers. He finds a new teacher and faces, together with his new brothers, the Five Element Ninja challenge.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chang Cheh
- Ricky Cheng Tien-ChiXiao Tian Hao
- Lung Tien-hsiangLei Ben
- Lo MengLiang Zhi Sheng
- Michael Chan Wai-ManKembuchi Mudou
- Chan Pui-SaiJunko / Ah Shun
- Wong LikLi Ying Wu
- Chu KoChen Jun
- Kwan FungYuan Zeng
- Chan ShenChief Hong
- Yu Tai-PingHuang Fat