Ninja (2009)

A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.

Director:

Isaac Florentine

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story), Boaz Davidson

Stars:

Scott Adkins, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Mika Hijii

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Adkins	...	Casey Bowman
Tsuyoshi Ihara	...	Masazuka
Mika Hijii	...	Namiko Takeda
Todd Jensen	...	Det. Traxler
Togo Igawa	...	Sensei Takeda
Garrick Hagon	...	Professor Garrison
Miles Anderson	...	Temple
Valentin Ganev	...	Klimitov
Atanas Srebrev	...	Detective Vukovich
Fumio Demura	...	Shihan Dai
Masaki Onishi	...	Ryuu
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Adamovich
Kenji Motomiya	...	Akira
Asen Asenov	...	Big armed man
Ivailo Dimitrov	...	Bodyguard

Storyline

Casey, a Westerner studies Ninjitsu in Japan. And in their Master's possession is an Ninja armor with some legendary weapons which goes to a deserving person. Masazuka, another student thinks he is that person but the Master has an affinity for Casey. One day Masazuka attacks Casey and Casey defends himself scarring Masazuka. Masazuka would be banished. He would then become an assassin, who works for a group criminals called The Ring. Masazuka would return demanding the armor but the Master still refuses. The Master tells Casey and his daughter, Namiko to take the armor to America were it can be kept from Masazuka. After killing the Master, Masazuka follows them to Anmerica and tries to get it. Casey is erroneously arrested for crimes committed by Masazuka. He eventually abducts Namiko and demands turn the armor to him. Casey tells him if he wants he'll have to fight him for it.

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Plot Keywords:

master | armor | ninja | assassin | ninjitsu | 

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Taglines:

A silent warrior. A deadly past. A lethal mission.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Thailand]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese Russian Spanish

Release Date:

22 October 2009 (Malaysia)

Also Known As:

Nindzsa

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Millennium Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fumio Demura, who choreographed the fighting for the Karate Kid series as well as doubled Pat Morita, makes a brief appearance in the film.

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Goofs

When Casey and Namiko go onto the train, the medallion hoodie is following them outside. Just before he stops, a red metal pillar is visible. In the next scene, there is no red metal pillar.

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Connections

Referenced in Not Another Not Another Movie (2011)

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Soundtracks

Sweetest Symphony
Written by 'Rainer Marschel'
Performed by Atomic
Published by Community Publishing

User Reviews

Awsomeness

I didn't think they made them like this anymore! This film instantly transported me back to the 80's. To a time when I'd been out on my BMX all day, building tree houses and eating crisp sandwiches, riding through the fields that are now poorly made housing estates and back in time for tea and a dose of ninja action. When plot, script and acting didn't really matter and all you really cared about was: 'How many roundhouses does he do?'

There's an abundance of dumb henchman, all wearing the same get up but who are actually members of a secret cult, controlled by some scary businessman who worships... err, something or other and have the same salute as the Nazis. These guys are loosely involved with the main ninja bad guy who has a nasty scar, ooh nasty.

You've got your Sensai betrayal, high tech ninja sh*t, stupid copper, traditional weaponry, beautiful girl and even a cameo from Batman.

Could this film be any better? Well, yeah it could... a lot actually but, who cares? It's so authentic in its simplicity, it achieves what 1000's of high budget films nowadays lack - watchabilty.