Ninja Assassin (2009)

Directed by

James McTeigue

Genre

drama film, action film, thriller film, ninja film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,815 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former ninja assassin sets out to take revenge on the clan that raised him and his cruel master. The story follows his bloody quest as he confronts hidden enemies and faces his own past.

grittyfast-pacedviolentdarkvengefulstylizedintensebloody

What happens

Ninja Assassin is a 2009 martial arts film directed by James McTeigue, from a screenplay by Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski. It stars Rain as a disillusioned assassin from a modern-day ninja clan, looking for retribution against his former mentor, played by Sho Kosugi. The cast also features Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, and Rick Yune. The film was produced by The Wachowskis, Joel Silver and Grant Hill under Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment and Silver Pictures. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and premiered in theaters across the United States on November 25, 2009. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a moderate commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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