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anyone noticed this gag ? :-)

posted 16 years ago by DrunkeN-2
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in american ninja ortega says:

Ortega: This is Shinyuki. I found him in the jungle when I bought the estate, dressed in the uniform of a Japanese soldier, unaware for many years that the war was over. He never says a word.

the character shinyuki is played by John Fujioka.

4 years ago, in the bud spender & terrence hill movie: "A Friend Is a Treasure" John Fujioka also acts as an japanese soldier that lives in the jungle and doesn't know war is over.

i don't know if this reference is consciously, but it's funny regardless.

[–] kkhsiivonen 16 years ago

Nothing says quality like ripping of Hill-Spencer movies.

[–] dalldorfw 10 years ago

"Nothing says quality like ripping of Hill-Spencer movies."

Is it a rip-off? Seems more like an in-joke.

[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 8 years ago

Agreed.

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

[–] dalldorfw 8 years ago

I agree as well...I forgot what we were talking about.

[–] sanfordrm 15 years ago

He also played a Japanese soldier stuck on an island in the movie "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark".

[–] Cletus_Yokel 12 years ago

Awesome.

[–] Forgotten_Hero 11 years ago

Nice catch. Somebody should add that to the trivia section. I love the way that Ortega stops to explain his gardener's backstory to the Columbians.

"There's an even more interesting story behind how I met my butler... but he won't be returning to play a small but vital role in this picture, so it's not important."

[–] bad_habitt 8 years ago

Haha! You're right, when analyzed, it's clunky writing , but it's still a great scene.

To any BluRay/DVD distribution company: please release No Retreat No Surrender sequels on BluRay!

[–] millsey72 (10666) 2 years ago

The back story was given because they were considering doing a prequel to this movie when the ninja was found in the jungle before the events of this film

[–] Jeremiah2849 8 years ago

He played a similar role in the Six Million Dollar Man as well. In a subsequent episode, he even raises a boy orphaned in the jungle after his diplomat parents are killed (same backstory as Joe.)