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Ninja III: The Domination (1984) · CriticCrunch

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Ninja III: The Domination

Movie1984·94 min

Ninja III: The Domination

Directed by Sam Firstenberg

Action Fantasy Horror Thriller

A action fantasy film directed by Sam Firstenberg.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 53%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

About Ninja III: The Domination

An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, identity self discovery, trauma recovery, action combat, supernatural, urban, strangers forced together, assassin hitman, reluctant hero, revenge quest, hidden identity, body transformation, demon occult

151 ratings

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Details

Director: Sam Firstenberg
Language: English

Cast

Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett

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How Ninja III: The Domination Ranks

All movies

Top 53%

1980s movies

Top 55%

Action movies

Top 56%

★Sam Firstenberg films#2 of 4

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Sam Firstenberg film, behind Revenge of the Ninja.

the vibe

Ninja III: The Domination Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

stylized

unsettling

What it's about

revenge questhidden identitybody transformationobsessionidentity self discoverytrauma recoveryassassin / hitmanreluctant herostrangers forced togetheraction combatsupernaturaldemon & occulturban

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled