Ninja Assassins
NR 1985 · 91 min · ★ 7.3 · Crime, Action
A CIA operative in Hong Kong must become a Ninja in order to retrieve a stolen Top Technical Secret Film from a Clan of Ninjas sent by the KGB.
Directed by Timothy Ashby · Written by Anne Mather
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