Ninja in the Dragon's Den

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Genbu is a young ninja has launched a one man war against those he blames for his father's death. This brings shame upon his clan so they turn against him. He flees to China with his wife; here he intends to kill the last person he suspects of killing his father; a former ninja who now works as a mirror maker known to the locals as Uncle Fu. Living in the same town there is Sun Jing, a young martial artist who can't resist an opportunity to show off his skills and his friend Chee, who is the butt of most of his jokes. When Genbu arrives in China it isn't long before he is fighting with Jing and later learns the truth about what happened to his father. When I picked up the DVD for a pound in a charity shop I wasn't expecting anything special but soon after I started watching I realised I was in for a treat. The action starts almost immediately and rarely lets up until the very end. This action is highly choreographed and looks great; I particularly enjoyed a fight between Jing and another man where both men were on stilts! As well as lots of action there are lots of laughs to be had; mostly but not always involving Chee. It is occasionally a bit corny but that just adds to its charm; the final fight includes one incredibly corny moment, including some very dated special effects… utterly hilarious! Conan Lee and Hiroyuki Sanada are really impressive as Jing and Genbu managing to give us likable protagonists as well as providing great action. The supporting cast are solid too; notably Tai-Bo who is very funny as Chee. I was a bit surprised by the fact that the film got an '18' certificate here in the UK; there are some slightly bloody moments but nothing too extreme… the 'Black Knight' scene in the '15' Cert 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is far more gory. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of the genre; it is a lot of fun. These comments are based on watching the film in Cantonese with English subtitles, the DVD also included the dubbed version.

What's not to like about this? Cheesy opening with corny 90's music haha. When the action starts it doesn't stop and has a great story line! Amazing martial arts choreography!!!!! How have I not seen this or heard of it before!!!!!???

This is one of those Ninja vs Kung Fu movies, it's not the best movie of this kind, like many others says, but it has some of the best fighting scenes ever filmed (my favorite Ninja vs Kung Fu movie is Ninja Over the Great Wall with Bruce Le, the fighting scenes wasn't that good as in this movie, but it was better in other terms). The fighting scenes were unbelievable, similar with that fighting scene between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez in Wheels on Meels, only lasting longer and fighters are using different weapons. The scene where main character was reading letter from his uncle was really touching. And of course the most important element which every good Kung Fu movie needs - a guy who's always reading dirty books.

Chinese kung fu squares off against Japanese ninjitsu in this early offering from top action director Cory Yuen. Light on plot development, but more than making up for that in the fight department, Ninja in the Dragon's Den is a crazy no-holds barred piece of ninja silliness that any fan of fun martial arts films should see. Conan Lee (a Jackie Chan lookalike with impressive acrobatic skills) plays Jay, an accomplished fighter who owes his martial arts abilities to Uncle Foo, a disgraced ninja who has fled to China after defeat in battle. When a mysterious attacker almost succeeds in killing Uncle Foo, Jay steps in to protect his mentor. After a series of impressive battles between the two, the attacker is revealed to be Jin-wu (Hiroyuki Sanada), the son of a ninja who was killed in battle alongside Uncle Foo, who is mistakenly convinced that the old man was responsible for his father's death. After finding out that the elderly ninja was not responsible, Jin-wu teams up with Jay in a battle to the death against a common foe—The Magician (Hwang Jang Lee), the father of a character bested by Jay in a fight earlier in the film. From the opening ninja training scenes to the final showdown, Cory Yuen continuously displays his amazing ability to choreograph and direct jaw-dropping action sequences: witness Conan Lee kicking the Bull Demon's butt in an amazing fight on stilts; Marvel as Jin-wu goes sword-to-sword and then hand-to-hand against a scarred ninja master; laugh at the ultimate battle as comedy and action are delivered in equal doses and a pair of breasts save the day (!). Although belief must be suspended from time-to-time (particularly in one sequence in which Jay utilises a double sided sheet, a plethora of booby traps and some 'silver dust' to give himself the advantage in battle), Ninja in the Dragon's Den is superb entertainment and well worth a watch.

I did enjoy this. I like old cheesy Kung Fu movies. This is a great fun movie and many of the action scenes are clever, nicely styled and can be very comical. I find the dubbed version (not something go for if on a serious foreign film) helps add that extra layer of cheese and fun factor then letting you simply concentrate on all the intricacies and silliness going on in the film. It is fun, but there are better ones around, not counting the early Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan ones. Of course we also have some great modern successes with such people as Stephen Chow. Q

Very professional and entertaining blend of kung fu plus ninja action. The film stands out in relation to its two male leads who are both charismatic, good looking and competent fighters. Conan Lee is surely the George Lazenby of the kung fu world, as his physique, technique and English were clearly good enough to allow him to become a major name in kung fu movies. His fairly comedic turn here is contrasted by Hiroyuki Sanada who gives an intense performance as the ninja 'in the dragon's den'. There are a lot of stand out scenes - from the opening montage of ninjas training (and the pop song about the 'legend of the ninja' which goes with it), to the horse-based action, the traps set by Lee for the ninja, (especially the stunt involving jumping into a burning lake - absolutely mental) and the assassination attempt at the water mill. There's plenty of good ideas and neat scenes going on, and the fighting is of a good standard- there's even a surprise twist ending. Probably not a great insight into Chinese or Japanese culture as the film is pretty light-hearted throughout, our hero has a comedy sidekick for example, but this is somewhat contrasted with the more serious ninja side-story. A delightful romp.

This is a martial arts classic anyway you put it. I really liked the movie. The action was fast paced, and you can tell the hong kong style was in effect. Hollywood will never be able to create (or recreate) hong kong action EVER EVER EVER (Especially with all this Matrix crap going around)!!! Corey Yuen did a very good job of choreographing and directing of this movie. I knew that Hiroyuki Sanada (Henry Sanada) was a talented martial artist, but man he really is impressive in this. After watching Royal Warriors with Michelle Yeoh, this guy is very good, damn good!!! I'm glad he broke through with "Twlight Samurai" and "The Last Samurai" (Not saying that he always was doing good). Hollywood needs to recognize him. But, back to the movie at hand. The chemistry between Conan Lee and Henry was amazing. Henry used he training to his best ability and was flipping all over the place. Conan did a highly impressive job too. I definitely liked the way Hwang Jang Lee was brought in the movie as the villain. He is also a very talented martial artist. In my opinion, he is the king of the leg fighters. HYPHY!!! The movie was kind of slow in the beginning, but redeemed itself towards the middle and end. My Overall Judgement: 2.5/4 stars