It also housed a plethora of scripts, original film prints and 8x10 glossy color photographs. It harbored a treasure trove of every sword, throwing star, costume, metal claw and chain-mail mask that had ever appeared in an '80s ninja flick.
Sho Kosugi preparing to break flaming blocks circa 1979.Īnd with that, Sho Kosugi opened a theretofore-unnoticed office door - seriously, it looked like a utility closet - and ushered us into his secret lair. “I don't know if you're interested," he said, “but if you want more film …" I was thrilled to have spent an hour hanging with my boyhood hero when Sho Kosugi upped the excitement ante a notch. There I was, standing in his office in the heart of Tinseltown, having just wrapped an hourlong interview on the master movie ninja's life, career and plans for the future, and the camera crew was making its way around the room, getting pickup shots. Whom did I choose to meet first on that day? The foremost name in ninja movies: Sho Kosugi. Since then, it has attracted a cult following.The year was 2006, and it was my first visit to Hollywood. The film began a brief craze of ninja-themed films in the early 1980s and was the first film in Cannon Films' Ninja Trilogy, an anthology series which includes Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination.
Early in the production, Alston was replaced by Golan but stayed on as 2nd unit director, and Stone was replaced with Nero, but stayed on as fight double and fight/stunt coordinator. The film was originally intended to be directed by Emmett Alston and to star Mike Stone. Learning of Cole's presence, Venarius hires his own ninja. Frank and his wife are continuously thwarted by Cole who defends them with his martial arts skills. On arrival, Cole learns that his friend is being harassed by the wealthy businessman Charles Venarius who wants Frank's land for the oil underneath. The film is about a martial artist named Cole who is visiting his friend Frank in the Philippines. Enter the Ninja is a 1981 American martial arts film directed by Menahem Golan and starring Franco Nero, Susan George, Christopher George, and Sho Kosugi.
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