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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 [[Affectionate Parody|playfully spoofs]] just about every martial arts trope in existence.
 
The story begins when a young boy named Sione (Sam Manu) survives a plane crash and finds himself stranded on an uncharted pacific island. After seeing his father tragically eaten by fish, the boy was [[Raised by Natives|trained by the locals]] in the art of Ninjitsu and grew to become the most dangerous ninja alive. Upon learning that the peaceful owners of a New Zealand eatery have been targeted by [[Big Bad|Mr Big's]] "So-Called-[[The Syndicate|Syndicate]]", Sione's wise old mentor Mr Magasaki sends him to combat this terrifying threat. The Tongan Ninja must work his way through a host of formidable foes, including Knife Man ("he's good with knives!"), Gun Man ("he's good with guns!") and Hench Man ("he's good with...henches.") before battling the dreaded - [[Carpet of Virility|and very hairy]] - Action Fighter (aka Marvin), his childhood nemesis and all-round [[Jerkass]], who turns out to be the long-lost son of crime-boss Mr Big.
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{{quote|'''Mr Big:''' Just like his mother...}}
* [[Chase Scene]]: When Sione rides in hot pursuit of Mr Big's Mooks, and seems to be pre-empting their every move:
{{quote|'''Passenger Mook:''' [[Psychic Powers|Somehow he knows where we're going!]]<br />
'''Driver Mook:''' [[Too Dumb to Live|Should I stop indicating?]] }}
* [[Chop Sockey]]: Parodied, of course.
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* [[Diabolical Mastermind]]: Mr Big, supposedly.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Miss Lee.
* [[Elvis Impersonator]]: Action Fighter in the opening credits, quite [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene|inexplicably]].
* [[Enfant Terrible]]: Marvin. Doubles up as [[Evil Former Friend]], assuming he and Sione ''were'' friends (and that's the most obvious explanation for Marvin being brought on the plane ride with Sione and his dad in the first place - aside from [[Rule of Funny]]).
* [[Evil All Along]]: [[Evil Chef|Chef Guy!]] And ''very'' [[Obviously Evil]] from the beginning at that.
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* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: And whats more...[[Captain Obvious|Luke is his son.]]
* [[McNinja]]
* [[Musical]]: The movie is ''sort of'' a musical, although the songs are infrequent enough that each one feels like a [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene]]. Especially the Chef's "Chop Suey" song, where a bunch of brightly-dressed dancers and backing vocalists appear out of nowhere and then abruptly disappear afterwards.
* [[Off with His Head]]: Sione manages to decapitate a guy by ''[[Beyond the Impossible|kicking him in the head]]''.
* [[Old Master]]: Mr Magasaki
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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
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