Alien vs. Ninja

"Only one can win."

2010 1h 21m JA

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 80

HorrorActionThrillerScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A comet crashes into a Japanese forest and a group of mighty ninjas must fight a group of killer Aliens before they reach their village and kill everyone.

“Only one can win.”

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Cast

Masanori Mimoto
Yamata
Shuji Kashiwabara
Jinnai
Donpei Tsuchihira
Nezumi
Mika Hijii
Rin
Ben Hiura
Iga Master
Kenji Saito
Hidetaka Nishio
Kentarō Shimazu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiji Chiba
Writers: Seiji Chiba
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seiji Chiba, shot by Tetsuya Kudô. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Masanori Mimoto and Shuji Kashiwabara and Donpei Tsuchihira carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Only one can win.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1592503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Seiji Chiba directs. Tetsuya Kudô behind the camera. Seiji Chiba cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Directed by Seiji Chiba, shot by Tetsuya Kudô. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Seiji Chiba shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Masanori Mimoto and Shuji Kashiwabara and Donpei Tsuchihira carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Only one can win.".
8IMDB entry: tt1592503 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.