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New Zealand. Language. English. Budget. NZ$80,000. Tongan Ninja is a 2002 kung-fu action comedy film directed by Jason Stutter and filmed in New Zealand. The film garnered notoriety at the time for co-starring and being co-written by Jemaine Clement, star of the HBO comedy Flight of the Conchords.
- NZ$80,000
- Andrew Calder & Jason Stutter
Nov 8, 2002 · Tongan Ninja: Directed by Jason Stutter. With Sam Manu, Jemaine Clement, Linda Tseng, Laura Hill. The Tongan Ninja is sent by his master to the island of New Zealand to help a floundering Chinese restaurant, but the mysterious Mister Big sends numerous villains to prevent the eatery's success.
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- Action, Comedy, Musical
- Jason Stutter
- 2002-11-08
Synopsis The world's deadliest ninja must travel to the mountain-top "Patio of Death" and do battle with his childhood archenemy to save the love of his life. Director Jason Stutter
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- Jemaine Clement, Sam Manu
- Jason Stutter
Tongan Ninja is a 2002 martial arts parody film by Jason Stutter, starring Sam Manu as a Tongan ninja who fights a rival ninja played by Jemaine Clement. The film was shot on the streets of Wellington and features the Bee Gees hit "How Deep is Your Love".
- 1 min
Nov 8, 2002 · Overview. The Tongan Ninja is dispatched to the island nation of New Zealand in order to help a brother of his master with his floundering Chinese restaurant. But the mysterious Mister Big stands in the eatery's way as he sends numerous villains such as Knife Man, Gun Man, and the super-sexy Action Fighter who may know a lot about the hero.
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Tongan Ninja is a 2002 martial arts/musical parody, co-written by and starring Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords fame. It's plot is loosely based on the 1972 Bruce Lee movie Way of the Dragon, and along the way it playfully spoofs just about every martial arts trope in existence.
