"The true story of an American ninja."

1988

1h 32m

7.0(2084 votes)

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Overview

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

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88 members

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Frank

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Donald Gibb

Jackson

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Leah Ayres

Janice

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Norman Burton

Helmer

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Forest Whitaker

Rawlins

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楊斯

Chong Li

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喬宏

Tanaka

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陳欣健

Captain Chen

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Pierre Rafini

Young Frank

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蕭偉強

Victor

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Kimo Lai Kwok-Ki

Hiro

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Bernard Mariano

Hossein

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Bill Yuen Ping-Kuen

Oshima

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梁舜燕

Mrs. Tanaka

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Joshua Schroder

Chuck / Older Boy

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Keith Davey

Eddie / Older Boy

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Sean Ward

Shingo

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Johnny Lai

Desk Clerk

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Henry Ho

Official

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Henry Kot

Official

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Simon Lai

Official

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Thomas Lam

Official

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A.P. George

Referee

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Charles Wang

Chinese Doctor

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Jahangir Ghaffari

Gustafson

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张午郎

Toon

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趙國

Chuan

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Michel Qissi

Parades

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Nathan Chukueke

Parades' Opponent

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Geoffrey Brown

Parades' Friend

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賀永憲

Pumola

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Eric Neff

Morra

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Michael Chan

Yasuda

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Rick Erikson

Cotard

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John Law

Luu

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Samson Li

Prang

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Paulo Tocha

Paco

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Greg Richardson

Aussie

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Saheed Sahabuddin

Syrian Fighter

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Rocky Jasminder Singh

Syrian Fighter

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Wilson Lee

Chong Li's Trainer

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Mark DiSalle

Boxer

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Edward E. Ketterer

Aide

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Ken Boyle

Col. Cooke

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Mark Wheelhouse

Older Boy

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Wayne Morris

Older Boy

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Darren Humphrey

Older Boy

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Tom Tam

Young Tough

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Claude Heme

Mr. Dux

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Susan Sheers

Mrs. Dux

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陳志文

Janitor

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Wong Tak-Ming

Flagman

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Tsui Siu-Hung

Policeman

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Chung Shun-Tak

Policeman

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Wan Kung-Sung

Policeman

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Christopher Lay

Butler

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Andrew Rule

Guard

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Lois Gochnauer

Special Lady

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Patricia McDonald

Special Lady

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Mic Rieusset

Special Lady

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Gloria Wu

Special Lady

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譚慧薇

Special Lady

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Jacqueline Choy

Special Lady

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Bernie Cilia

Special Lady

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Christine Redmen

Special Lady

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黃天鐸

Big Spender

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何子滿

Big Spender

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麥樹燊

Big Spender

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David Tetter

Fighter

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林崇正

Fighter

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João Gomes

Fighter

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Tse Kin-Hung

Fighter

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Steve Daw

Fighter

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吳育樞

Fighter

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Henry Band

Fighter

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Paul Findley

Fighter

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Wayne Archer

Fighter

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Attilio Reale

Fighter

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Mark Sharrock

Fighter

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Paul Treadwell

Fighter

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Colin Bucknor

Fighter

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Roger Walker

Fighter

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洪志成

Fighter

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Victor Wong

Fighter

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Chu Wah

Fighter

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伍石郎

Fighter

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Max Clsekedi

Fighter

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Ronnie Li

Fighter

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