Cyber Ninja
1988 1h 12m movie Film Japan

Cyber Ninja

未来忍者 慶雲機忍外伝

“The Hour of Final Conflict Has Arrived...”

Synopsis

未来忍者 慶雲機忍外伝

“The Hour of Final Conflict Has Arrived…”

In a futuristic version of medieval Japan, a band of swordsmen battles an evil warlord and his mechanical army of ninjas, and are aided by a mysterious heroic cyborg ninja, Shiranui.

Action + Science Fiction in Japan

324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cyber Ninja itself).

The 1987–1989 Japan Window

Cyber Ninja holds position #26 of 104 Japan films in the 1987–1989 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988
  2. Ranma ½
    #2

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989
  3. Grave of the Fireflies
    #3

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988
  4. Dragon Ball Z
    #4

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #5

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989
  6. My Neighbor Totoro
    #6

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988
  7. Choujuu Sentai Liveman
    #7

    Choujuu Sentai Liveman

    ★ 8.1 · 1988
  8. Akira
    #8

    Akira

    ★ 7.9 · 1988

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cyber Ninja premiered alongside 32 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1988.

The 753rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
21st
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,524 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #649 of 1,714 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesGraphical Corporation Crowd, Namco
Runtime1h 12m
Release DateOctober 1, 1988
IMDbtt0095643