Sam Firstenberg

Biography

Sam Firstenberg (born March 13, 1950, Poland) is an American film director. Born in Poland, Sam Firstenberg grew up in Jerusalem and obtained his higher education in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for working on the American Ninja series and Ninja Trilogy for Cannon Films. Sam Firstenberg has directed films ranging from comedy to action, musical to drama, science fiction, thrillers and horror.

Directed

1. American Ninja (1985) — Director
2. American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) — Director
3. Revenge of the Ninja (1983) — Director
4. Ninja III: The Domination (1984) — Director
5. Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) — Director
6. Avenging Force (1986) — Director
7. American Samurai (1992) — Director
8. Spiders II: Breeding Ground (2001) — Director
9. Cyborg Cop (1993) — Director
10. Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) — Director
11. Cyborg Cop II (1994) — Director
12. Operation Delta Force (1997) — Director
13. The Alternate (2000) — Director
14. McCinsey's Island (1998) — Director
15. Blood Warriors (1993) — Director
16. Motel Blue (1997) — Director
17. The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (2003) — Director
18. The Day We Met (1990) — Director
19. Riverbend (1989) — Director
20. Quicksand (2002) — Director
21. Criss Cross (2001) — Director
22. One More Chance (1983) — Director
23. For the Sake of the Dog (1979) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
2. In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) — Self
3. Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise (2015) — Self
4. The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender (2026) — Self