Philippines Synopsis
“The Ninja Master… is now the Ninja Avenger”
A trio of specialized soldiers is called in to stop a group of drug traffickers who have hijacked a busload of tourists in the Philippines and threaten to kill them all if one of their companions is not released from jail and the government does not stop its anti-drug policies.
The 1980s Philippines Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Philippines, 21 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 9 Deaths of the Ninja premiered alongside 4 others.
Comedy + Action in Philippines
7 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 9 Deaths of the Ninja itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other Philippines films in 1985.
The 26th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 86% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Philippines films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 9 Deaths of the Ninja, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hostage · 9
- exploitation · 8
- philippines · 55
- terrorism · 47
- ninja · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #103 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Comedy productions specifically: #24 of 29 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Crown International Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | April 15, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089689 |
| Official Site | www.crownintlpictures.com |