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Ninja Assassin (2009) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 52,091 users
Metascore: 34/100
Reviews: 188 user | 225 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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Cast
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Jonathan Chan-Pensley | ... |
Yakuza Henchman
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Pretty Ninja
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Fang Yu | ... |
Laundromat Manager
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Adriana Altaras | ... | |
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Ozunu
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| Kylie Goldstein | ... |
Young Kiriko
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Sungwoong Yoon | ... | |
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Eleonore Weisgerber | ... |
Mrs. Sabatin
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Storyline
Trained since childhood to be a lethal killer, Raizo has since turned his back on the Ozunu clan that raised him and now seeks revenge for their heartless murders. Teaming up with Europol investigator Mika, Raizo steadily butchers his enemies while inching ever closer to the long-awaited bloody reunion with his former master. Written by The Massie Twins
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Fear not the weapon but the hand that wields it. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 November 2009 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Asesino Ninja See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£187,285 (UK) (22 January 2010)Gross:
$38,105,077 (USA) (5 February 2010)Company Credits
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Written by Ryuzo Mori
Contains the composition "Roxstar" Written & Produced by Jorge Corante
Performed by Ryuzo
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Producers Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski hired J. Michael Straczynski to completely rewrite the script six weeks before filming started, as they weren't satisfied with Matthew Sand's original work. Straczynski finished the rewrite in 53 hours, and was studio-approved and sent to actors the same week. See more »Goofs
When Raizo gets Mika's photo, he reads her address in Berlin on the back side: "Mika Coretti, Götzstr. 165, Alexanderplatz, 10179." When Mika reaches her home in the night we see a street sign named "Motzstrasse". Götzstrasse has the postcode 12099, Alexanderplatz has 10178 and Motzstrasse has 10779. Both streets are not even near Alexanderplatz: Götzstrasse is in Tempelhof district, Motzstrasse in Wilmersdorf district. See more »Quotes
Hollywood: [to Tattoo Master] What did you just say, old man? I know you didn't just disrespect me, did you? Are you that fucking stupid? You disrespect me, I'll tattoo the ceiling with your fucking brains!See more »
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. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Rotten Tomatoes Show Year Endies (2009) See more »Soundtracks
The MC RemixWritten by Ryuzo Mori
Contains the composition "Roxstar" Written & Produced by Jorge Corante
Performed by Ryuzo
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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.