3 Ninjas Kick Back
Brief Synopsis
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Grandpa Mori must return to Japan and present a ceremonial dagger he won fifty years ago to the winner of a ninja tournament, and he asks his grandsons Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum to accompany him. The dagger, Grandpa confides, is also the key to a secret cave of gold, which is why his nemesis of a half century ago and a trio of spaced-out heavy metal rockers are in hot pursuit.
Cast & Crew
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Charles Kanganis
Director
Victor Wong
Grandpa
Sean Fox
Rocky
Max Elliott Slade
Colt
J Evan Bonifant
Caroline Junko King
Miyo
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Martial Arts
Sequel
Release Date
1994
Production Company
All Payments Services; Central Casting, Inc.; Film Finances, Inc.; Magic Films & Video Works; Mario's Catering; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Technicolor; Title House, Inc.
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tristar Pictures
Location
Kanazawa, Japan; Los Angeles, California, USA; Nagoya, Japan; Hikone, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
Grandpa Mori must return to Japan and present a ceremonial dagger he won fifty years ago to the winner of a ninja tournament, and he asks his grandsons Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum to accompany him. The dagger, Grandpa confides, is also the key to a secret cave of gold, which is why his nemesis of a half century ago and a trio of spaced-out heavy metal rockers are in hot pursuit.
Director
Charles Kanganis
Director
Cast
Victor Wong
Grandpa
Sean Fox
Rocky
Max Elliott Slade
Colt
J Evan Bonifant
Caroline Junko King
Miyo
Dustin Nguyen
Glam
Alan Mcrae
Sam
Margarita Franco
Jessica
Jason Schombing
Vinnie
Angelo Tiffe
Slam
Sab Shimono
Koga
Don Stark
Umpire
Kellye Nakahara
Nurse Hino
Scott Caudill
Darren
Tommy Clark
Keith
Jeremy Linson
Evan
Brian Wagner
Gerald
Maital Sabban
Lisa Dimarino
Gino Dentie
Night Club Manager
Marcus Gaimatti
Announcer
Jill Ito
Ticket Clerk
Michael Paciorek
1st Base Umpire
Donna-marie Recco
Hog Dog Vendor
Joey Travolta
Mustangs Coach
Robert Miano
Shuttle Driver
Glen Chin
Nurse Shibuya
Killer Khan
Ishikawa
Shiao-hu Tso
Young Mori
Kazuaki Naruse
Young Koga
Syunichiro Yunoki
Young Grand Master
Hachiro Yamauchi
Ninja Master
Toshiyo Matsunaga
Miyo'S Mother
Yoshiko Kamiya
Lady In Limousine
Katsumi Honda
Chauffeur
Syogo Nakajima
Jail Guard
Kyoji Kamui
Koga'S Henchman
Seigen Nakayama
Koga'S Henchman
Ohfuji
Sumo Wrestler
Hayabusa Tenkomori
Sumo Wrestler
Naoki Fujii
Mugger
Takao Ito
Ninja Master
Kensuke Goto
Ninja Master
Yousyu Kondo
Yakusas
Takeshi Yamamoto
Yakusas
Masaki Kiryu
Ninja
Hideki Chiba
Ninja
Norihito Yagami
Ninja
Kazuya Matsui
Ninja
Johnny A Foote
Leadman
Crew
Richard Albain
Special Effects
Rebekah Alvord
Other
Shinya Ando
Assistant Art Director (Japan)
Satoru Aoshima
Line Producer (Japan)
Masanori Arai
2nd Assistant Director (Japan)
David Ariniello
Dolly Grip
Richard Aronsen
Recording Engineer
Richard Aronsen
Supervising Adr Editor
Kazuo Asai
Associate Producer (Japan)
Bronwyn Barkan
Apprentice Editor
Yoram Ben-ami
Executive Producer
Dory Benami
Production Assistant
Steven L Bernstein
Associate Producer
Paula Carbone
Other
Edward C Carr
Supervising Sound Editor
Dawn Carroll
Post-Production Coordinator
Choi Ki Chae
Location Manager (Japan)
Martha Chang
Producer
Billy Colbert
Transportation Coordinator
Timothy F Day
Bestboy Grip
Laura Deluisa
Key Makeup Artist
Charla Driver
Production Manager
Akihito Eba
Location Manager (Japan)
Pete Elia
Supervising Adr Editor
Vicki Ellis
Associate Producer
Vicki Ellis
Production Accountant
Alison Engel
Production Coordinator
Michelle R Erby
2nd Assistant Director
Christopher Faloona
Director Of Photography
Roger Fearning
Recording Engineer
Jared Fleury
Property Master
Masakazu Funaki
Production Assistant (Japan)
Frank Gaeta
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Gamzon
Apprentice Editor
Andrew Giannetta
2nd Assistant Camera
Al Goto
Stunts
Joe Greblo
Stunts
Joe Greblo
Other
Kris Greblo
Stunts
Bonnie Greenberg
Music Consultant
Richard Grigsby
Stunts
Clifford Gynn
Sound Mixer
Tetsuya Hattori
Stunts
Motomi Hayashi
Stunts
Mark Healy
Production Assistant
Daniel D Helberg
Production Manager
Cynthia Hernandez
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kiyomi Hirose
Makeup (Japan)
Paul Holzborn
Foley Artist
Katsumi Honda
Production Coordinator (Japan)
Bess Hopper
Foley Artist
Anna Houser
Production Assistant
Kazumi Isao
Casting Director (Japan)
Yumi Ito
Production Assistant (Japan)
Joel Iwataki
Music Mixer
Al Jones
Stunt Coordinator
Al Jones
Stunts
Inspector John Kane S.f.p.d.
Unit Publicist
James Kang
Producer
Charlie Kao
Other
Mariko Kasaya
Assistant Production Accountant (Japan)
Ross Kaufman
Production Assistant
Takao Kawabata
2nd Assistant Director (Japan)
Motoki Kawana
Stunts
Jin Kim
Songs ("Nunun Wheh (Why You)" "Wink")
Kraig Kishi
Boom Operator
Heewon Ko
Other
Scott Kosar
Assistant Editor
Monika Krajewska
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Yoshikatsu Kuroki
Chief Lighting Technician (Japan)
Hiroshi Kusu
Associate Producer (Japan)
Yashito Kuwayama
Production Assistant (Japan)
Seung Ho Lee
Songs ("Nunun Wheh (Why You)" "Wink")
Arthur Leeds
Producer
Edward Licht
1st Assistant Director
Wan-chang Lin
Stunts
Patricia A Lopez
Assistant Set Dresser
Clif Lord
Assistant Production Accountant
Shigeji Maeda
Production Manager (Japan)
Yoshiyuki Maejima
Casting Director (Japan)
Kazunori Maki
Assistant Art Director (Japan)
Tatsuya Makino
Stunts
Matt Mania
Key Grip
Greg Martin
Production Designer
Andre Martinez
1st Assistant Camera
Richard Marvin
Music
Ron Mason
Assistant Property Master
Miye Matsumoto
Wardrobe Designer
Peggy Mcafee
Supervising Foley Editor
Karin L Mcgaughey
Set Dresser
Marcelle Mckay
Assistant Wardrobe
Michael L Mcwade
Set Medic
Scott Meehan
Art Director
Marta Merrifield
2nd Assistant Director
Masao Nagai
Line Producer (Japan)
Shuichi Naka
Other
Natsuko Nezu
Production Coordinator (Japan)
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Other
Nobuhito Noda
Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Yoshiharu Nushida
Still Photographer
Tadahiro Otake
Stunts
Perry Patterson
Additional Camera Assistant
Vince Pearson
Scenic Artist
John Post
Foley Artist
Heidi Prakelt
Other
Paul Ratajczak
Supervising Adr Editor
Jeff Reiner
Supervising Editor
David Rennie
Editor
Andrew Rhodes
Production Assistant
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Larry Roberts
Special Effects
Will Rogers
Adr Editor
William Rogers
Supervising Adr Editor
Michelle Romaine
Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Dennis Sager
Technical Sound Supervisor
Mark Saltzman
Screenwriter
Rafael Sanchez
Chief Lighting Technician
Tom Sanders
Stunts
Mitsuru Satoh
Stunts
Birgit Schier
Stunts
Lee Schmicker
Electrical Bestboy
Simon Sheen
From Original Screenplay
Simon Sheen
Executive Producer
Yoshiyuki Shiina
Still Photographer (Japan)
Hou Shin
Stunts
Geb Souhan
Film Loader
Jim Suhy
Assistant Editor
Masashi Suzuki
Stunts
Tomohide Suzuki
Stunts
Seo Taiji
Song ("Nan Alhayo (I Know)")
Masaki Takada
2nd Assistant Director (Japan)
Hiroyuki Takatsu
Production Designer
Yusuke Takimoto
Assistant Still Photographer (Japan)
Koji Tanaka
Production Assistant (Japan)
Heng-wu Tang
Stunts
Masami Tatematsu
Art Director (Japan)
Chris Taylor
Craft Service
Jayne-ann Tenggren
Script Supervisor
Rick Tiedemann
Steadicam Operator
Akira Tsurukawa
Transportation Coordinator (Japan)
L Mo Weber
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Jim Williams
Color Timer
Joshua Winget
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Reid Woodbury
Dialogue Editor
Koichi Yamamoto
Stunts
Susie Yamamoto
Assistant Production Accountant
Hitoshi Yamashita
Property Masteror (Japan)
Takeshi Yamazaki
Wardrobe Designer
Waya Yokoe
Casting Director (Japan)
Masatoshi Yoshii
Production Assistant (Japan)
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Martial Arts
Sequel
Release Date
1994
Production Company
All Payments Services; Central Casting, Inc.; Film Finances, Inc.; Magic Films & Video Works; Mario's Catering; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Technicolor; Title House, Inc.
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tristar Pictures
Location
Kanazawa, Japan; Los Angeles, California, USA; Nagoya, Japan; Hikone, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 21, 1994
Released in United States Spring May 6, 1994
Sequel to "3 Ninjas" (USA/1992) directed by Jon Turteltaub.
Began shooting May 17, 1993.
Completed shooting July 21, 1993.
Released in United States Spring May 6, 1994
Released in United States on Video September 21, 1994
