

“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.
Directed by Newt Arnold
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Released
February 26, 1988
1h 32m
English, Cantonese
Budget → Revenue
$1.5M → $50.0M

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Frank Dux

Donald Gibb
Ray Jackson

Leah Ayres
Janice

Norman Burton
Helmer

Forest Whitaker
Rawlins

Roy Chiao
Tanaka

Philip Chan Yan-kin
Captain Chen

Pierre Rafini
Young Frank

Bolo Yeung
Chong Li

Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung
Victor Lin

Kimo Lai Kwok-Ki
Hiro Satori

Bernard Mariano
Sadiq Hossein

Bill Yuen Ping-Kuen
Oshima

Lily Leung Shun-Yin
Mrs. Tanaka
Joshua Schroder
Chuck / Older Boy
Keith Davey
Eddie / Older Boy
Sean Ward
Shingo

Johnny Lai
Desk Clerk

Henry Ho Siu-Hing
Official #1

Sing Yan
Official #2