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Ninja Assassin (2009)

Directed by James McTeigue

Action | Fantasy

Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria, jenerator, suspectk

Overview

Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

Rated R | Length 99 minutes

Actors

Rain | Naomie Harris | Sung Kang | Randall Duk Kim | Rick Yune | Yuki Iwamoto | Sho Kosugi | Ben Miles | Linh Đan Phạm | Lee Joon | Jonathan Chan-Pensley | Ill-Young Kim | Fang Yu | Adriana Altaras | Kylie Goldstein | Sungwoong Yoon | Eleonore Weisgerber | Wladimir Tarasjanz | Kai Fung Rieck | Anna Sawai | Thorston Manderlay | Richard van Weyden | Mina Ghousi | Hans Hohlbein | Stephen Marcus | Nhi Ngoc Nguyen-Hermann | Guido Föhrweißer | Tim Williams | David Leitch | Wolfgang Stegemann | Steffen Groth | Jens Neuhaus | Patrick Pinheiro | Matthias Schendel | Johannes Ahn | Hoang Dang-Vu | Alexander Yassin | Paul Leonard

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Ninja Assassin could have been great.  However, a convoluted story and CGI blood almost ruin the proceedings.  Still, it’s a fun romp when expectations are in check and the action is off the wall.  It’s ironic, though, that the lower budgeted, Ninja is a superior flick.

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