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Ninja (2009)
Directed by Isaac Florentine
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Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 83 minutes
Actors
Scott Adkins | Todd Jensen | Tsuyoshi Ihara | Mika Hijii | Togo Igawa | Garrick Hagon | Miles Anderson | Valentin Ganev | Atanas Srebrev | Fumio Demura | Masaki Onishi | Nikolai Sotirov | Kenji Motomiya | Asen Asenov | Ivailo Dimitrov | Kathryn Le | Judith Michelle Hill | Meglena Karalambova | Dimiter Doichinov | Velizar Peev | Assen Blatechki
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/2011 | TV | Blu-ray | N/A | 3.5 stars |
| 01/15/2011 | N/A | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 3.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Several of my friends had been saying that while Ninja Assassin had been a tragedy (not that I agree with it, I found it enjoyable), Ninja was the flick to see. It’s pretty great. Easily the best throwback to a 1980’s style American kung-fu actioner, ala American Ninja, but with far more ass kickery (yeah, I said kickery!). Issac Florentine is a guy to watch. I know I’m late on this bandwagon, since quite a few people have been saying to check out his Undisputed series. And after this flick, I did just that.
Ninja also highlights the mad skills of Scott Adkins, a Canadian acrobatic, martial arts titan who has, previously to working with Florentine, seemed to just be a stunt man. It’s good to get him up front and center and he’ll be one of those guys to watch in the future.
The plot of Ninja has nothing new to it, at all, but everything is made up by the pacing, which gives us some fantastic shootouts and fights right as you’re getting bored with the simplistic story.
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