And kanes superiority to his younger brother shane is on full display in the subject of this edition of bullet points, 1985s pray for death the american dream. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia sho kosugi born shoichi kosugi. In the 17th century japan is divided between two forces. Sho kosugi stars as akira a closet ninja who goes back to his shadows when a mobster limehousejames boothe kills akiras wife and almost kills akiras son.
When the family has a chance to move to the united states so that aiko can teach the children about their american heritage, they pack up and head for houston, texas and run a restaurant. Cho and braden fight to the death so that cho can inflict his revenge. Pray for death is the best movie that sho kosugi has ever headlined. But their slice of the american dream is quickly soured when they fall foul of a group of jewellery thieves. Overall, its a great and wonderful generic product i highly recommend.
Arrow video may bow its head in honor for preserving the films uncut. There are also features about sho kosugi, i will get to those later. When cho finds out, he decides to take his revenge on those who have wronged him. Collectors booklet featuring an extract from sho kosugis book yin yang. You know, i can sort of see where the director and producer were trying to go with this one. For all intents and purposes, its death wish with ninjas. Vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. This was during a tour to promote the movie pray for death. Sho kosugi to make big budget martial arts film with son. Pray for death is a cut above most ninja movies the action is crisp and the movie is fast paced. There are some elements here that are obviously supposed to be funny, or at least camp. A martial arts master sho kosugi moves with his two sons to america to start a better.
In full ninja garb, akira prays to aikos spirit before donning the helmet his. Sho kosugi is the ultimate alpha ninja and 1985s classic pray for death is the most ultimate ninja action movie of all time. Pray for death is a 1985 american martial arts action film directed by gordon hessler and starring sho kosugi, james booth, norman burton, michael. Akira kosugi has brought his wife and two boys to the united states in search of a better life. The whole thread of akiras ninja status being a secret from his family gives pray for. Young spray brings an all star line up to for the remix of the show n prove produced sho. This time hes a retired secret ninja who moves his family to the us to hopefully live the american dream. A martial arts master sho kosugi moves with his two sons to america to start a better life, but he is forced to use his set of skill when a gang of jewelry thieves threaten his family. The second film outstripped the first on box office takings, and sho kosugi was now the hottest star in martial arts cinema. With sho kosugi, james booth, donna kei benz, norman burton. Pray for death may make more noise then sense, but for action fans pfd delivers the goods. It ties in so perfectly to the moment, and the movie on a whole. Sho kosugi rage of honor 1987 action thriller martial arts.
The eastern army lead by the warlord tokugawa ieyasu and the western army which fights for toyotomis clan. As an 80s action movie junkie and ninja cinema connoisseur, this arrow release is a pure joy and would make an excellent addition to any collectors shelf. Pray for death, kosugis 1985 ninja vehicle, is a good deal bleaker than revenge of the ninja. Sho kosugi in yet another ninja flick from the 80s. Kosugi grew up as the youngest child and only son of a tokyo fisherman, and began his martial arts training at the age of five studying karate at a. Two antiterrorist agents are assigned to free a busload of american schoolchildren in the philippines who are taken hostage by terrorists. The whole thread of akiras ninja status being a secret from his family gives pray for death a superhero movie vibe, and the fact that saitos kids obsessively. Japanese restauranteur akira kosugi has taken his wife and two boys to the united states in search of a better life. Pray for death 1985 sho kusugi is the master ninja. Based on those booming ticket sales, cannon were once again happy to back another ninja movie, and in late 1983 shooting commenced in phoenix, arizona on ninja iii. I have loved all of the cannon ninja films since i was younger, and pray for death is another favorite. There is a more complete version of this film on youtube which shows aiko being raped. Journey of honor full action movie rated r youtube.
Braden ends up dragging chos love interest, cathy into a betrayal. The domination stars as a family man driven to exact vigilante justice ninja style. Sho kosugi stars as akira a closet ninja who goes back to his shadows when a mobster limehouse james boothe kills akiras wife and almost kills akiras son. Pray for death marked the final ninja film for kosugi.
See who they starred with and what they are working on now. This is a hard hitting action movie that cuts down on the campy antics of his previous films in favor of gore and brutality, but in a good way. June 17, 1947 is a japanese martial artist with training in shindo jinenryu karate who gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, usually playing a ninja. He first gained recognition in japan for his starring role as jiraiya ninja black in ninja sentai kakuranger. Actor 20 the fourth horseman 2020 sakura ninja assassin 2009 ozunu as sho kosugi. As usual theres a reversible sleeve with the original poster art and a. Sho kosugi in pray for death 1985 dvd a ninja revenge action thriller movie duration. Read the pray for death movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Tanaka follows the culprit, a sadistic drug lord, down to argentina. Pray for death is a top shelf so bad its good flick. But beneath akiras innocent exterior lies his secret identity as a masterfully trained ninja. The domination, the most popular face of the 1980s ninja craze, has revealed to arrow video that hes writing an englishlanguage biography followed by a big budget martial arts movie. In pray for death, martial arts legend sho kosugi enter the ninja, ninja 3. But things soon go down hill after his wife is killed and his youngest son is almost beaten to death.
The first film i ever saw with sho kosugi was a flick called ninja iii the domination. The martial arts legend starred in enter the ninja and revenge of the ninja, paving the way for a series of two ninja films with director gordon hessler the golden voyage of sinbad. Pray for death, which i discovered in france in the 1980s, is the first movie ever made about a. And a trailer gallery of other ninja films from kosugis repertoire is included as well. Sho kosugi is the ninja master after the title screen came up, i noticed trailers, revenge of the ninja, enter the ninja, pray for death, and rage of honor. Akira saito, a japanese businessman lives in tokyo with his japaneseamerican wife aiko and their children, takeshi and tomoya. The son of martial arts film star sho kosugi, kane began his career as a child actor starring opposite his father in films like revenge of the ninja and pray for death. Pray for death 1985 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Actor sho kosugi movies list, sho kosugi filmography, sho. Pray for death was the first film for sho kosugi teaming with hessler. Revenge of the ninja, enter the ninja, ninja assassin, ninja iii. Primarily pray for death serves as a vehicle for japanese actor and martial art grand master sho kosugi, one of innumerable asians who followed in the footsteps of bruce lee. James booth and sho kosugi in pray for death 1985 pray for death 1985 james booth and.
Akira is married to his lovely wife aiko, and they have two martial arts practicing sons, takeshi and. The movie was supposed to be kosugis third collaboration with director gordon hessler pray for death, but due to hesslers passing in 2014, the. And there are some other elements that were obviously supposed to be sexy and. The vhs copy was a fourth or fifth generation copy so the quality was pretty messed up the bluray edition is now among my belongings. Watch revenge of the ninja online full movie from 1983. Sho kosugi rage of honor 1987 action thriller martial arts full movie by zally wangi. Pray for death is a 1985 american martial arts action film directed by gordon hessler and. I liked the story though and i have been hooked on ninja flicks ever since. Sho kosugi is the ultimate alpha ninja and 1985s classic pray for death is the most ultimate ninja. Kosugi was one of the last of such stars, headlining nearly a dozen feature films, typically playing a ninja character, throughout the 1980s and into the early 90s. Braden ends up being much less of a friend, and more of an enemy. Why pray for death 1985 is the ultimate ninja movie ultimate. The full interview as seen on the martial art forms show in new york city in 1985. He is an actor, known for the last samurai 2003, pray for death 1985 and nine deaths of.
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