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Ninja (2009)

Ninja poster
Directed by
Isaac Florentine
Genre
drama film, action film, martial arts film, thriller film, ninja film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 411 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American martial artist trains in Japan under a sensei who asks him to protect a chest containing ancient ninja weapons. He travels to New York City to safeguard the chest from those who want to steal it.

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What happens

Ninja is a 2009 American martial arts film directed by Isaac Florentine and starring Scott Adkins, Tsuyoshi Ihara and Mika Hijii. The film's plot revolves around an American martial artist named Casey Bowman, who is asked by his sensei to travel to New York City and protect the Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Kōga ninja. Ninja: Shadow of a Tear, a sequel to the film, made its premiere at the 2013 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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