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Ninja

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 26m
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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.
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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... Read allA 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.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.
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    • Isaac Florentine
    • Boaz Davidson(story)
    • Michael Hurst
  • Stars
    • Scott Adkins
    • Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Mika Hijii
    • Isaac Florentine
    • Boaz Davidson(story)
    • Michael Hurst
  • Stars
    • Scott Adkins
    • Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Mika Hijii
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    • 72User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
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    Scott Adkins
    Scott Adkins
    • Casey Bowman
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Masazuka
    Mika Hijii
    • Namiko Takeda
    Todd Jensen
    Todd Jensen
    • Det. Traxler
    Togo Igawa
    Togo Igawa
    • Sensei Takeda
    Garrick Hagon
    Garrick Hagon
    • Professor Garrison
    Miles Anderson
    Miles Anderson
    • Temple
    Valentin Ganev
    Valentin Ganev
    • Klimitov
    Atanas Srebrev
    Atanas Srebrev
    • Detective Vukovich
    Fumio Demura
    Fumio Demura
    • Shihan Dai
    Masaki Onishi
    • Ryuu
    Nikolai Sotirov
    • Adamovich
    Kenji Motomiya
    • Akira
    Asen Asenov
    • Big armed man
    Ivailo Dimitrov
    • Bodyguard
    Krassimir Gospodinov
    • Clerk
    Michael Oren Johnson
    • Desk sergeant
    Ivo Kehayov
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      • Isaac Florentine
      • Boaz Davidson(story)
      • Michael Hurst
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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Masazuka faces Casey during their first fight with his bokken in his right hand. This is not correct form when facing an opponent as it precludes rapid drawing of the weapon and striking. The students (including Masazuka) sit correctly at the start of this sequence with the weapon on their right hand side to signal that they do not have hostile intent, whereas Masazuka keeps his weapon in his right hand after rising. This is evident when he must rapidly shift hands before the fight begins.
    • Quotes

      Casey Bowman: Well, your father seems to think I have potential.

      Namiko Takeda: So does someone else.

      Casey Bowman: You know we don't have time for such things in the dojo.

      Namiko Takeda: No. We don't.

    • Connections
      Followed by Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweetest Symphony
      Written by 'Rainer Marschel'

      Performed by Atomic

      Published by Community Publishing

    User reviews72

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    7/10
    Dudikoff never moved like that!
    "Ninja" does something that is hard to do.... it updates something from the past but still retains a nostalgic feel about it. Sometimes it felt like it was 1985 and I was a kid sitting on the living room floor eating popcorn and watching American Ninja. But then I see Scott Adkins do an amazing aerial kick and I know I'm not watching Michael Dudikoff. "Ninja" takes a similar formula and story from those ninja movies from the 80's and combines it with a hard hitting and acrobatic fighting style seen in today's martial arts movies. This movie was a lot of fun and if you grew up watching ninja and martial arts movies in the 80s like me, you will definitely enjoy it.
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    • Nov 24, 2009

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2009 (Malaysia)
      • United States
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      • English
      • Japanese
      • Russian
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Fighter
      • Millennium Films
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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