The film begins with a very impressive display of weaponry skills by none other than Sho Kosugi in full Ninja uniform, including sai, shinobi-gatana, tonfa, nunchaku, manriki {bola}, blowgun, shiroken, bow & arrow, and spear-staff. Blend into white ninja {color indicative of novice/apprentice} amidst the wilderness undergoing his final "law of the jungle" test until recognized as full Ninja calibre; he is attacked by several red ninjas on his way back to the dojo, expertly defending himself until facing the Shidoshi himself, shockingly beheading him before entering in for judgment."Enter The Ninja" was released during the latter part of the martial arts pop-fascination of the 70's and early 80's, and distinguished itself by presenting Ninpo principles such as the afore-mentioned Kuji-Kiri, indigenous weaponry and some techniques, all under the expert supervision of Sho Kosugi, an actual Ninpo practitioner, who along with Frank Dux, earned some ire from traditionalists in the old country, but did manage to add an enhanced perspective on this enigmatic historical character known as Ninja. Although, the film is long in the tooth and features way too much plot, but the film does deliver a decent amount of butt-kicking and several cheesy moments that will get giggles of joy from bad movie fans. The last half is far more interesting than the first; the action scenes are competently done, though it's obvious Golan was not the action director Firstenberg was.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

It is unquestionable that martial arts movies are truly done best in Hong Kong. There are however some U.S. made movies of this type worth watching . Enter The Ninja is one of them. This movie I believe was the one that ignited the ninja craze in the 1980's. The white ninja Franco Nero may not know martial arts , but has charisma at least. The story and acting are not great , but it is a great excuse for some ninja action. Franco Nero and his stunt double take out bums that don't have a chance until he meets up with Sho Kosugi(who made a million ninja movies after this ). This is great campy entertainment where some of the over the top action and horrible acting would be out of place elsewhere . For B action flicks Enter The Ninja is gold, and delivers the goods . For what this is this movie is great.

Steaming pile of....Well you get it.. the acting is horrid.. in the same class as Plan 9..The martial arts are so pathetic a typical karate class white belt would kick the crap out of the stars..Fake weapons.. etc etc etc GG ought to be beyond ashamed at actually making this.It makes Dolph's acting look good and believable!....(I am a 2nd BB in TKD btw... and I can in an expert opinion say this was beyond POOP.. and NO I'm not a "young punk" used to more modern movies either.)

Enter The Ninja came out on the now famous Cannon label. It was the start of Cannon's legendary action movies and also Enter The Ninja is the godfather of the American ninja flicks. It started the craziness of ninja flicks in the eighties. So it took me exactly 30 years to discover this flick due that I'm collecting VHS and came across many Cannon flicks. This one is luckily available on DVD but so many Cannon's aren't. Don't expect to have a real gem hear. The actors weren't that good and it's more about the fighting scene's that you watch it. The effects used were the real stuff, CGI wasn't available back then for a flick that only costs a million and half dollars to make. But it is a classic and also a Franco Nero classic. Many do find the fight scene's laughable and stupid but again, this was made by a label known for low budget flicks, exploitation and horror (Lifeforce "Tobe Hooper" was their first outcome). Just watch it for fun.