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Ninja Assassin

2009 · 99 min

A stylish, blood-soaked revenge thriller that delivers relentless ninja action with a dark, pulpy edge.

Directed by
James McTeigue
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles
Tagline
Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it.
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.

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Directed by
James McTeigue
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • freedom
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror5
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
James McTeigue
Written by
Matthew Sand, J. Michael Straczynski
Starring
Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi, Randall Duk Kim, Sung Kang, Lee Joon
Cinematography
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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