BURIED TREASURES: NINJA III: THE DOMINATION
A review by DJ XL5 First, we have to set things straight; unlike its title implies, NINJA III: THE DOMINATION is not the sequel to any other ninja films. It’s a ninja movie released by The Cannon Group in the 80s who had previously found a niche in films depicting the infamous Japanese spies assassins. The two previous films in this pseudo-franchise were ENTER THE NINJA ( featuring the legendary Franco Nero (of DJANGO fame), Susan George and Christopher George!!!) and REVENGE OF THE NINJA ( also directed by Sam Firstenberg and not a sequel to ENTER THE NINJA ). The only link between the three films is the presence of actor Shô Kosugi who portrays a different character in each production. Note from Eric: The eighties were the Golden Age for the rise of Ninjas as a staple of American popular culture. Movies like Sam Peckinpah's THE KILLER ELITE (1975, with James Caan and Robert Duvall) or Eric Karson's THE OCTAGON (1980, with Chuck Norris and Lee Van Cleef) intro