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Ninja Assassin

  • 20092009
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  • 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.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
72K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,028
1,152
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    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Matthew Sand(screenplay)
      • J. Michael Straczynski(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rain
      • Rick Yune
      • Naomie Harris
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Matthew Sand(screenplay)
      • J. Michael Straczynski(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rain
      • Rick Yune
      • Naomie Harris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 265User reviews
    • 240Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore

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    Joon Lee and Anna Sawai in Ninja Assassin (2009)
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    Top cast

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    Rain
    Rain
    • Raizo
    Rick Yune
    Rick Yune
    • Takeshi
    Naomie Harris
    Naomie Harris
    • Mika
    Joon Lee
    Joon Lee
    • Teenage Raizo
    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
    Randall Duk Kim
    Randall Duk Kim
    • Tattoo Master
    • Director
      • James McTeigue
    • Writers
      • Matthew Sand(screenplay) (story)
      • J. Michael Straczynski(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Jennifer's Body, Inception, Ninja Assassin, Power & Astro Boy (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Heroes
      Written and Performed by David Bowie

    User reviews265

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    awesome
    Who knew that the most insanely violent, ridiculously brutal and psychotically gory film of the year would be Ninja Assassin. Look there's not much to it think 300 with Ninjas or Braveheart with less emotional involvement and ninjas. It's quite obvious that the people responsible for this film set out to make the most ass kicking Ninja movie ad they even one uped themselves. i remember when I was younger Ninjas were kinda cool but since than they've lost their flair and so has the martial arts genre in general this one brings all that back with a hellacious gut punch. Visually the film is incredible. It's unlike anything you've ever seen. The fighting is quick, furious and the story although not completely involving is involving enough so that we kinda like the characters. What the film does explosively well is decapitate, disembowel and explode it's victims across it's blood soaked screen. Imagine slow motion shots of a man diving out of the way of 100's of ninja stars, slicing people in half with samurai swords and being born out of shadows literally. It's an exciting piece of cinematic brilliance. i can't speak for the actual quality of this film despite the visual flair but I don't think anyone seeing Ninja assassin will be going in with a too critical eye. It delivers on its title and the trailer's promises and more. It's just freaking crazy as hell.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 2009 (United States)
    • 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

    Technical specs

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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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