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Not even an elaborate restoration and new voice dub by B-movie legends can make lemonade out of actor-director John Liu's low-budget martial arts epic

There are relatively few famous unfinished films, ranging from von Sternberg’s “I,...

Bryan Kristopowitz takes a look at long-abandoned, recently-released 1984 action film New York Ninja in the latest Gratuitous B-Movie Column.

'New York Ninja' may not be the flashiest release of 2021, but it's the only one that was actually made back in 1984.

In the winter of 1984, Taiwanese martial artist John Liu Chung-liang, famed for his high-kicking roles in Hong Kong movies like Secret Rivals and The Invincible Armour, travelled to New York, where he planned to write, direct and star in a modern-day action spectacular, New York Ninja. But after weeks of shooting, something happened, and the film was never completed…...

New York Ninja was shot and abandoned in 1984, with Vinegar Syndrome restoring the lost camp action thriller in 4K.