Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- lurid
- bizarre
- midnight movie
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly constructed and generally unfavorable blend of martial arts action, supernatural horror, and exploitation excess.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Christie's possession story combines occult horror, ninja assassinations, aerobics culture, and comic oddity.
Christie's body is invaded by the spirit of a dying ninja, producing behavioral changes and violent actions.
The possessed Christie systematically targets the officers responsible for the ninja's death.
Christie's strange interactions with an arcade game and V8 juice turn ordinary 1980s objects into absurd genre imagery.
Films like Ninja III: The Domination, and why
The Wraith
campy supernatural martial arts action with a possessed protagonist and revenge-driven horror
Big Trouble in Little China
1980s occult action spectacle combining exploitation humor, supernatural menace, and stylized combat
The Golden Child
martial arts fantasy centered on a lethal supernatural antagonist and heightened genre melodrama
Society
cult exploitation horror with body possession, bizarre behavior, and lurid tonal excess
Movie Details
- Director
- Sam Firstenberg
- Release Date
- 1984-09-14
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (158)
Cast
- Sho Kosugi
- Lucinda Dickey
- Jordan Bennett
- David Chung
- Dale Ishimoto
- James Hong
- Bob Craig
- Pamela Ness
- Roy Padilla
- Moe Mosley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ninja III: The Domination about?
- A possessed aerobics instructor becomes an unpredictable ninja instrument of supernatural revenge in a gloriously strange 1980s exploitation mash-up.
- What is Ninja III: The Domination like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ninja III: The Domination as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Ninja III: The Domination violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Ninja III: The Domination as graphic.
- What did critics think of Ninja III: The Domination?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly constructed and generally unfavorable blend of martial arts action, supernatural horror, and exploitation excess.
- Which films are like Ninja III: The Domination?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wraith, Big Trouble in Little China, The Golden Child, and Society.
- How long is Ninja III: The Domination?
- Ninja III: The Domination runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ninja III: The Domination?
- In United States, Ninja III: The Domination streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
