The ninja master
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The ninja master |
| Original title | The Master |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 1984 |
| length | 46 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 in 1 season |
| genre | Action series |
| idea | Michael Sloan |
| production | Joe Boston , Nigel Watts |
| First broadcast | January 20, 1984 on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 6, 1992 on ProSieben |
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The Ninja Master is a short-lived American television series directed by Michael Sloan from 1984 and starring Lee Van Cleef .
Framework story
John Peter McAllister is the only non-Japanese to have made it to the rank of ninja master. However, he broke with his clan and had to flee. Now he is roaming the United States with his new student Max Keller in search of his daughter and helping people who are innocently in need. From time to time he has to defend himself against the assassin acting on behalf of his former clan, his former student Okasa.
Charisma
In the US, the series was broadcast on NBC . The series was not very successful with the US audience, which is why it was canceled after 13 episodes.
In Germany, Der Ninja-Meister was first broadcast on ProSieben on Mondays at 8:15 p.m. on January 6, 1992 .
Guest appearances
- Episode The New Student
- Demi Moore : Holly Trumball
- Claude Akins : Mr. Trumball
- Clu Gulager : Mr. Christensen
- Bill McKinney : Sheriff Kyle
- Episode All good things come from above
- David McCallum : Castile
- George Lazenby : Mallory
- Monte Markham : CIA Head
- Episode The Valley of the Drought
- Diana Muldaur : Maggie Sinclair
- Stuart Whitman : Mr. J. Hellman
- Episode The Wrong Daughter
- Janine Turner : Gina / Teri
- Episode code name hawk
- Jack Kelly : Brian Elkwood
- Episode The Java Tiger
- Kabir Bedi : Kruger
- Episode The Blind Eyewitness
- Doug McClure : Patrick Keller
- Marc Alaimo : Straker
- Mark Goddard : Paul Stillwell
- Rebecca Holden : Laura Crane
- Edd Byrnes : Lt. Ryan
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the United States | German language first broadcast (D) | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The new student | Max | 20th January 1984 | January 6, 1992 | Robert Clouse |
| 2 | Hot dance in San Francisco | Out-of-time step | January 27, 1984 | March 2, 1992 | Ray Austin |
| 3 | The girl with the motorcycle | State of the Union | 3rd February 1984 | January 20, 1992 | Michael Sloan |
| 4th | All good things come from above | Hostages | February 10, 1984 | January 27, 1992 | Michael Sloan |
| 5 | High stakes in Las Vegas | High rollers | March 2, 1984 | March 9, 1992 | Peter Crane |
| 6th | New Orleans Mardi Gras | Fat Tuesday | March 9, 1984 | March 3, 1992 | Sidney Hayers |
| 7th | The valley of the drought | Juggernaut | March 16, 1984 | February 10, 1992 | Gordon Hessler |
| 8th | The wrong daughter | The Good, the Bad and the Priceless | March 23, 1984 | 17th February 1992 | Michael Caffey |
| 9 | Alias hawk | Kunoichi | April 6, 1984 | March 16, 1992 | Gordon Hessler |
| 10 | The Java Tiger | The Java Tiger | April 13, 1984 | February 24, 1992 | Bruce Kessler |
| 11 | The blind eyewitness | Failure to Communicate | May 4th 1984 | January 13, 1992 | Gordon Hessler |
| 12 | Gangster in blue | Rogues | August 10, 1984 | March 23, 1992 | Gordon Hessler |
| 13 | Kim and the orphans | A place to call home | August 31, 1984 | March 30, 1992 | Gordon Hessler |
literature
- Michael Reufsteck , Stefan Niggemeier : The television lexicon. All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade . Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-30124-6 , pp. 868 .
Web links
- The Master in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The ninja master at Fernsehserien.de