The Master

TV Series
1984
TV-14
1h

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Lee Van Cleef, Shô Kosugi, and Timothy Van Patten in The Master (1984)

An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.

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4.4/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Lee Van Cleef

John Peter McAllister…

Timothy Van Patten

Max Keller

Shô Kosugi

Okasa

Cynthia Lea Clark

Bridesmaid…

Tara Buckman

Cat Sinclair

Larry B. Williams

Clerk…

Andrea Gray

Dancer on Phone…

David McCallum

Castile

Robert Pine

Beaumont

Diana Muldaur

Maggie Sinclair

Doug McClure

Patrick T. Keller

Clu Gulager

Mr. Christensen

Art Hindle

Randy Blake

Jock Mahoney

Mark Richards

Kabir Bedi

Kruger

Jack Kelly

Brian Elkwood

Cotter Smith

Chad Webster

Kaz Garas

Loring

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Trivia
A lot of the shows episodes were filmed in 1983 and the show released in Winter 1984 as a mid-season replacement by NBC.

Goofs
The roof of the bar begins to collapse before the Master kicks it.

Quotes
Max Keller: Don't worry, I won't leave this bar through the window.

Alternate versions
2 episodes of the series were combined into a feature-length video release titled "Master Ninja I". An additional feature-length video combining two episodes was released under the title "Master Ninja II".

Connections
Edited into Tela Class: Vovô é Foda (2007)

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cheesy but not too bad (and it has Sho Kosugi!)

I remember this series quite well. Back in the 80s when the US underwent a "ninja" phase, this came out. Lee Van Cleef is an American trained as a ninja who decides to leave "the family". Sho Kosugi (a real life kick butt martial artist) goes after him. Cleef comes to America and meets up with Tim Van Patten who joins up as his apprentice, hence, the title. It's kind of cheesy, but not as bad as it could have been. A lot of the "wandering do-gooders" a la "The Incredible Hulk" and "Scooby Doo". I remember watching this on Friday nights and enjoying the heck out of it.