Ninja Assassin

"Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it."

2009 1h 39m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,907

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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.

“Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it.”

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Cast

Rain
Raizo
Naomie Harris
Mika
Ben Miles
Maslow
Rick Yune
Takeshi
Sho Kosugi
Ozunu
Randall Duk Kim
Tattoo Master
Sung Kang
Hollywood
Lee Joon
Teenage Raizo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Matthew Sand, J. Michael Straczynski, Todd Harris
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James McTeigue, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gian Ganziano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rain and Naomie Harris and Ben Miles carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1186367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

James McTeigue directs. Karl Walter Lindenlaub behind the camera. Gian Ganziano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 17 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
3Directed by James McTeigue, shot by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Gian Ganziano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rain and Naomie Harris and Ben Miles carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it.".
7IMDB entry: tt1186367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "martial arts", "assassin", "assassination", "ninja fighter".

The technical file

Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Editing: Gian Ganziano
Production design: Graham "Grace" Walker
Costume design: Carlo Poggioli
Makeup / hair: Jeremy Woodhead
VFX supervisor: Christopher Townsend
Stunt coordinator: Chad Stahelski
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $61,601,280
Return: 154% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Ninja Assassin (2009)

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DanDare2017-06-08
★ 5/10
An over the top Ninja action film with visceral bloody scenes. Humdrum story but goofily entertaining. Raizo has been trained by the Ozunu clan to be a Ninja assassin since childhood but has turned his back on them. Raizo teams up with a Europol investigator Mika to go after his former master to get revenge for the killing of his friend.

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