This past Tuesday, I had the good fortune to view the only known 35mm print of the Shaw Bros. Classic 5 ELEMENT NINJAS. The film begins with a Kung Fu tournament. When one Japanese man is forced to commit seppuku, he sends a note to his companions. Soon ninjas have challenged the school that defeated him. The ninjas use five elements: gold, water, wood, fire, and earth. To properly defeat them, one student must study the ways of the ninja.
