Pray for Death
“The Master Ninja is Back.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 59, rated by 1 admin.
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A restaurateur hoping for a new life in America discovers that local criminals have selected the wrong family. Sho Kosugi eventually answers with ninja expertise and an extremely serious wardrobe change. The route there is grim and brutally manipulative, so this belongs on a hard-edged action night rather than a light comedy bill.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6.5/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 5.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“The restaurant owner has a second, considerably sharper skill set.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 59
Synopsis and movie facts
Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. 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. This is where the trouble begins....
- Released
- 1985
- Directed by
- Gordon Hessler
- Running time
- 92 min
Starring
- Sho Kosugi as Akira Saito
- James Booth as Limehouse Willie
- Donna Kei Benz as Aiko Saito
- Norman Burton as Lt. Anderson
- Kane Kosugi as Takeshi Saito
- Shane Kosugi as Tomoya Saito
- Matthew Faison as Sgt. Joe Daley
- Parley Baer as Sam Green
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Pray for Death (1985), directed by Gordon Hessler. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · latimes.com
The Los Angeles Times criticises the implausible setup and prolonged brutality, with mixed assessments of the performances. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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