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Pray for Death

Pray for Death

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 38mR
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
5.7
IMDB Rating
2,531 votes

After a peace-loving Japanese immigrant and his family become victims of a crime syndicate, a master ninja emerges.

Director
Gordon Hessler
Writers
N/A
Stars
Shô Kosugi, James Booth, Donna Kei Benz
Release Date
August 5, 1985
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 39
Reviews
📋 2.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Shô Kosugi
Shô Kosugi
as Akira Saito
James Booth
James Booth
as Limehouse
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Donna Kei Benz
as Aiko
Norman Burton
Norman Burton
as Lt. Anderson
Kane Kosugi
Kane Kosugi
as Takeshi
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Shane Kosugi
as Tomoya
Matthew Faison
Matthew Faison
as Sgt. Daley
Parley Baer
Parley Baer
as Sam Green
Robert Ito
Robert Ito
as Koga
Michael Constantine
Michael Constantine
as Mr. Newman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
1600 Commerce Street Houston Texas, USA
Production
Pray Films, Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

🏷️ Keywords

japanese immigrantninjacorrupt copchop sockykung fu

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyMartial ArtsActionCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

One of the best 1980s Martial Arts Films
by Schlockmeister2002-01-17

"It seems easy to forget that in the early days of Home Video, Sho Kosugi was very much a celebrity, making Ninja-themed movies like this. The plot is a revenge story, but the idea of Kosugi as a ninja who has hidden away his identity as such brings the film to a super-hero level as we have this man who is, along with his family harassed here in the Good Old U.S.A. because they bought a shop in an old building where some theives had hidden their loot. The action sequences are fascinating, a few interesting ninja techniques are shown and the fighting is fast and furious. Kosugi does not have the..."

💡 Did You Know?

A sequel was planned but never materialized.

📖 Synopsis

After a peace-loving Japanese immigrant and his family become victims of a crime syndicate, a master ninja emerges.