Taiwan Synopsis
忍武者
“NINJA IS SUPREME!”
The Ji Ho Ninja clan vow to destroy the monks of Shaolin temple. To do so they must first perfect many of their techniques in order to ensure the battle will be won. The temple finds protection from monks who set out to save it.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ninja: The Final Duel. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1980s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Taiwan, 20 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ninja: The Final Duel premiered alongside 2 others.
Action + Adventure in Taiwan
6 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ninja: The Final Duel itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Taiwan films in 1986.
The 23rd Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 34% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Taiwan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ninja: The Final Duel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- giant spider · 5
- shaolin · 16
- martial arts · 369
- kung fu · 121
- ninja · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #130 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Action productions specifically: #11 of 21 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0091636 |