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Movies like Shadow Killers Tiger Force (1989)

The best movies like Shadow Killers Tiger Force (1989) are Ninja Terminator (1986), Shogun Assassin (1980) and Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013). If Shadow Killers Tiger Force hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Ninja Terminator (1986)

    The hunt is on to gain the fabulous super-strength of ninja sorcery, after three top students of the Ninja Empire each steals one of the sections of the Golden Ninja Warrior statuette. On the case is interpol agent, Jaguar Wong, who must make sure that whoever re-unites the pieces uses the power for doing good not evil. A Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1984 Korean Film "스타페리의 不請客" (Uninvited Guest of The Star Ferry) with new ninja scenes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  2. Shogun Assassin (1980)

    A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  3. Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

    Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  4. Ninja (2009)

    A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  5. Convict (2014)

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  6. Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)

    An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  7. The Protector (1985)

    Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

  8. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  9. Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

    A peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  10. Ninja Assassin (2009)

    Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  11. Foxfire (1996)

    The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  12. Risqué (2025)

    Fired from a strip club, a vengeful dancer masterminds a high-stakes heist with fellow strippers to take down the corrupt boss and the men who underestimate them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  13. In the Blood (2014)

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

  14. Hard to Die (1990)

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  15. Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)

    The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  16. Showdown (1993)

    Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become the janitor of the school that Ken, Julie and Tom go to. When Ken gets beaten up by Tom for talking to Julie again, Billy helps Ken by teaching him how to defend himself, which eventually leads to a battle between student vs. student, and sensei vs. sensei.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  17. Crippled Avengers (1978)

    A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  18. Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

    The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decides to exterminate all the disciples. One martial artist survives the onslaught, and constantly trains while in hiding for revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  19. In Hell (2003)

    A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  20. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

    An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  21. Justice Ninja Style (1985)

    Brad Tolan is a martial arts instructor who moves to De Soto to open a karate school. he is framed by chief deputy George and his partner officer Grady for a murder he did not commit and is thrown in jail, uncertain if he will ever see a trial. with the help of a mysterious ninja, Brad escapes from jail and must evade capture while he tries to clear his name. when George forms a posse of angry townsfolk to take out the fugitive, it is up to brad and the ninja topple George and expose corruption on the force.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  22. Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)

    Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  23. Ninja Cheerleaders (2008)

    3 college cheerleaders use their martial arts know-how to save their Sensei from mafia kidnappers, but must keep their extra curricular activities a secret in order to make it into an Ivy League school.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  24. Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007)

    Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion from the country of demons, who has two powers; one is sealing demons and the other is predicting the deaths of humans. This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  25. The VelociPastor (2018)

    After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to fight crime. And ninjas.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  26. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)

    Naruto is thrilled when he is sent on a mission to protect his favorite actress, Yukie Fujikaze, on the set of her new movie, The Adventures of Princess Gale. But when the crew ventures out to film in the icy, foreboding Land of Snow, Yukie mysteriously flees! Naruto and his squad set off to find her... unaware that three Snow Ninja lie in wait, with a sinister purpose that will force Yukie to face her hidden past!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  27. Ninja il Padrino - Parte II (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  28. The Ninja Showdown (1987)

    "Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "Tian Zhuang A Ge" (1983; directed by Chu Yen-Ping and Chao Chen-kuo\) with new Hong Kong footage. A ruthless gang of Ninja marauders, a kidnapped maiden and a young man seeking vengeance set the stage for "The Ninja Showdown." Warlord boss Jing and his evil band of Purple Ninjas are unstoppable highly trained assassins who ravage a peaceful town. But when the outlaw Ninjas abduct his girl, a wrathful Tony unleashes a furious assault with the help of Ninja Master Gordon. Together, these two men lay waste to Jing's army in a shattering battle to secure their honor and rescue the town from the clutches of a greedy and oppressive tyrant.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  29. Enter the Ninja (1981)

    A newly trained ninja warrior journeys to the Philippines, where he must defend his former war comrade's property against a determined adversary.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  30. American Ninja (1985)

    Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Shadow Killers Tiger Force?

The closest matches to Shadow Killers Tiger Force are Ninja Terminator (1986), Shogun Assassin (1980) and Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Shadow Killers Tiger Force?

Start with Ninja Terminator (1986), the closest match to Shadow Killers Tiger Force.

What is the highest-rated movie like Shadow Killers Tiger Force?

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), rated 8.0/10 by 19,705 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Shadow Killers Tiger Force?

Risqué (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Chinese movies like Shadow Killers Tiger Force?

Yes: Crippled Avengers (1978) and Clan of the White Lotus (1980).

How are movies similar to Shadow Killers Tiger Force chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Shadow Killers Tiger Force, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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