Is the movie Burning Ambition available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we hunt down where to watch cult action films and tell you straight away which major platforms carry them. Burning Ambition (1982), directed by martial-arts star Frankie Chan, is an unofficial remake of Kinji Fukasaku’s SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978) — transplanting the samurai code of honor and succession drama into the concrete battlefields of modern Chinese ganglands. Think head honcho fallen, rival crews vying for the throne, and street‑level combat that channels the blade‑for‑blade spirit of its period predecessor. In this article we'll check whether Burning Ambition is available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+, and where to stream or rent it if it’s online. If the film has received any awards or festival recognition, we’ll note those as well and point you to the best way to catch this gritty urban take on samurai intrigue.

Synopsis

Frankie Chan, martial-arts star turned director, delivers an unofficial reimagining of Kinji Fukasaku's 1978 Shogun's Samurai, shifting the samurai-era power struggle into contemporary China where rival gangster factions wage war to claim the vacant throne after their boss dies under mysterious circumstances.

Release date

1982

Duration

1h 39min

Rating

Director

Hal Needham

Country

Hong-Kong, États-Unis

Genre(s)

Action, Science-Fiction

Cast

Barry Bostwick Michael Beck Persis Khambatta Edward Mulhare George Furth Henry Silva Ralph Wilcox