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Ninja Assassin

  • 2009
  • 18
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Ninja Assassin (2009)
A young ninja turns his back on orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
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A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.

  • Director
    • James McTeigue
  • Writers
    • Matthew Sand
    • J. Michael Straczynski
  • Stars
    • Rain
    • Rick Yune
    • Naomie Harris
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    78K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,854
    534
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Matthew Sand
      • J. Michael Straczynski
    • Stars
      • Rain
      • Rick Yune
      • Naomie Harris
    • 279User reviews
    • 246Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rain
    Rain
    • Raizo
    Rick Yune
    Rick Yune
    • Takeshi
    Naomie Harris
    Naomie Harris
    • Mika
    Jonathan Chan-Pensley
    • Yakuza Henchman
    Ill-Young Kim
    • Yakuza Mohawk
    Yuki Iwamoto
    Yuki Iwamoto
    • Yakuza Couch
    Ben Miles
    Ben Miles
    • Maslow
    Sung Kang
    Sung Kang
    • Hollywood
    Linh-Dan Pham
    Linh-Dan Pham
    • Pretty Ninja
    Yu Fang
    • Laundromat Manager
    Adriana Altaras
    • Landlady
    Shô Kosugi
    Shô Kosugi
    • Ozunu
    • (as Sho Kosugi)
    Kylie Liya Page
    Kylie Liya Page
    • Young Kiriko
    • (as Kylie Liya Goldstein)
    Sungwoong Yoon
    • Young Raizo
    Eleonore Weisgerber
    Eleonore Weisgerber
    • Mrs. Sabatin
    Wladimir Tarasjanz
    • Aleksei Sabatin
    Lee Joon
    Lee Joon
    • Teenage Raizo
    Randall Duk Kim
    Randall Duk Kim
    • Tattoo Master
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Matthew Sand
      • J. Michael Straczynski
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    User reviews279

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    6kemicon

    5 points just for having Ninjas

    This is a movie about Ninjas doing Ninja things, being stealthy, practicing bad-ass moves, and killing lots of other Ninjas.

    If you don't mind a plot that comes straight out of a not very good video game there is enjoyment to be had here. Sho Kosugi is excellent as the master ninja, and a great choice for throwback fans of much better Ninja films like Revenge of the Ninja (last time I saw it I was 8 years old so...) . Rain (the hero ninja) barely says a word through the movie and when he does he sounds a lot like another immortal swordsman, Christopher Lambert.

    Unfortunately the Wachowski siblings seem to be getting much worse at special effects. Some of the scenes look absolutely unbelievable and the Ninja training ground almost looks like a student work for a 3D class. It must be noted that the extremely graphic decapitations look great though. Each decapitation is enhanced with buckets of blood that will make any Tarantino fan giddy with dark and kind of disturbing joy.

    If you're looking for a realistic Ninja movie (I know I am) I guess you'll have to Watch Leon again and pretend he's Asian. There are a billion plot holes here, Ninjas are un-killable until the movie decides they should be cannon fodder. Your suspension of disbelief will be pushed into overdrive but in the end, a movie about Ninjas doing Ninja things is always going to be at least decent. Well if you're into low art anyway.

    Oh and the movie gets an extra point for playing Being Boiled by Human League during the end credits.
    8piyushj0hri

    Probably the best ninja movie out there

    Intense, powerful action sequences with and without animation. Well written and directed plot. Animation is little tricky, sometimes it looses it's ease
    8NorrisBadLand

    Amazing action sequences, enough blood to keep fans satisfied

    This movie is as cool as ninja can get ! The action sequences are jaw dropping, the choreographies are stunning, the chases are pulse accelerating.

    The story begins in a building where a yakuza henchmen is getting himself a tattoo. As they argue about trivial things, the clan receives a letter with black sand inside. The tattoo master warns them about their imminent death, but they laugh at him. The next scene is one of the goriest one I've ever seen. The ninja hired to assassinate them makes salsa out of their body. Ninja Assassin.

    The plot is centered around two federal agents who are on their way to reveal the secret ninja society. Their lives are in great danger as this secret must be preserve at all cost by the clan. Raizo (Rain) just escaped from his clan and wants to protect Mika, one of the two agents, as a way to redeem himself from all the sins he's done.

    As this story spins and runs, we get to see a young orphan (Raizo) grow up in a Ninja clan lead by his sadistic master who brutalizes his students to prepare them for the path that a ninja have to walk.

    All in all this movie was hands down an awesome Ninjitsu experience, with enough blood to keep fans satisfied.

    8/10 !

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    9valexander69

    Liked it

    Lots of blood and guts (you know it's going to be bad when the first scene involves decapitation and blood spurting everywhere) but all around I enjoyed the movie. I went in with an open mind, after only seeing one movie trailer I didn't know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised I liked it as much as I did. If you're not into very violent movies, this isn't for you. It was action packed and pretty intense, squeezing in an actual storyline with all the gore was pretty seamless. The fight Choreography was fantastic and the cinematography was beautiful (reminiscent of the Kill Bill series as far as blood and choreography). The last fight scenes have to be my favorite out of any action/martial arts film and had me in awe. The lead actor (Rain) does a good job and the overall storyline was fairly well written. I read that the screenplay was rewritten in 50some hours, I'm not sure what it was before but the outcome was decent. All in all, a good flick and I recommend it highly.
    8The-Arbiter

    only 1 ninja was harmed during the making of this film, the rest of them were killed

    First off I would like to say that anyone who thinks this movie sucks because it has very little plot is an idiot.

    Now let me tell you what Ninja Assassin isn't.

    Its not a serious thinking movie, it's not a Gandhi, it's not a Saw type movie.

    And it isn't a Twilight that's for sure.

    The reason why Ninja Assassin is so friggin cool is because you know that the people making this movie had one thing in mind... Have a ton of Ninjas kill each other. Ninja Assassin is a fun guys night out type movie, at least that's how I saw this movie. Though some people walked out booing I walked out cheering because I came in and honestly just wanted a huge body count and a ton of blood and boy did they deliver.

    My only major critique was the CGI blood... Though there were gallons of it coming out they could have stepped it up some more...

    In a way this movie was like Rambo...Equal budget of 50 million, unbelievable carnage and pure fun... But the difference is that its acrobatic, its hacking slashing, gallons of blood and Ninjas with blades on chains = )...

    So all in all a solid 8/10 for me.

    PS. Watch out for the opening scene and the police station scene because those scenes are epic awesome.

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    • Trivia
      The weapon Raizo favours throughout the movie is the kusarigama, a notoriously difficult weapon to master.
    • Goofs
      In the hotel, Mika tells Raizo that she doesn't smoke. Later in the movie when Raizo is recovering on the bed, Mika is seen smoking. However, this due to her doing what Raizo had earlier done for her, masking her scent with smoke from a cigarette.
    • Quotes

      Ozunu: Weakness compels strength. Betrayal begets blood. This is the law of the Nine Clans.

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle and Silver Pictures logos appear from and disappear into darkness, similar to a ninja's shadow-blending ability. They are also completely metallic, with a few streaks of blood.
    • Alternate versions
      In Singapore, there are two versions that has been released; one is an R21 rated version and M18 rated version. For the R21 rated version, before the film R21 rated version could be approved for theatrical release, the company required to remove a religiously profane which is not allowed for film classifications according to BFC to approve officially for theatrical release. For the M18 rated version, the film has been edited to M18 classification after moments of strong violence has been edited.
    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Jennifer's Body, Inception, Ninja Assassin, Power & Astro Boy (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Heroes
      Written and Performed by David Bowie

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sát Thủ Ninja
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Dark Castle Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,122,883
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,316,158
      • Nov 29, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,601,280
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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