Ninja Assassin

2009
R
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

76K

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Martial Arts Action Thriller

A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.

Director
- James McTeigue
Writers
- Matthew Sand
- J. Michael Straczynski
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

76K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,296

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Director
- James McTeigue
Writers
- Matthew Sand
- J. Michael Straczynski
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The weapon Raizo favours throughout the movie is the kusarigama, a notoriously difficult weapon to master.

Goofs
In the hotel, Mika tells Raizo that she doesn't smoke. Later in the movie when Raizo is recovering on the bed, Mika is seen smoking. However, this due to her doing what Raizo had earlier done for her, masking her scent with smoke from a cigarette.

Quotes
Ozunu: Weakness compels strength. Betrayal begets blood. This is the law of the Nine Clans.

Crazy credits
The Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle and Silver Pictures logos appear from and disappear into darkness, similar to a ninja's shadow-blending ability. They are also completely metallic, with a few streaks of blood.

Alternate versions
In Singapore, there are two versions that has been released; one is an R21 rated version and M18 rated version. For the R21 rated version, before the film R21 rated version could be approved for theatrical release, the company required to remove a religiously profane which is not allowed for film classifications according to BFC to approve officially for theatrical release. For the M18 rated version, the film has been edited to M18 classification after moments of strong violence has been edited.

Connections
Featured in Trailer Failure: Jennifer's Body, Inception, Ninja Assassin, Power & Astro Boy (2009)

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Heroes
Written and Performed by David Bowie

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Featured review

7/10

awesome

Who knew that the most insanely violent, ridiculously brutal and psychotically gory film of the year would be Ninja Assassin. Look there's not much to it think 300 with Ninjas or Braveheart with less emotional involvement and ninjas. It's quite obvious that the people responsible for this film set out to make the most ass kicking Ninja movie ad they even one uped themselves. i remember when I was younger Ninjas were kinda cool but since than they've lost their flair and so has the martial arts genre in general this one brings all that back with a hellacious gut punch. Visually the film is incredible. It's unlike anything you've ever seen. The fighting is quick, furious and the story although not completely involving is involving enough so that we kinda like the characters. What the film does explosively well is decapitate, disembowel and explode it's victims across it's blood soaked screen. Imagine slow motion shots of a man diving out of the way of 100's of ninja stars, slicing people in half with samurai swords and being born out of shadows literally. It's an exciting piece of cinematic brilliance. i can't speak for the actual quality of this film despite the visual flair but I don't think anyone seeing Ninja assassin will be going in with a too critical eye. It delivers on its title and the trailer's promises and more. It's just freaking crazy as hell.