Ninja Assassin (2009)
Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it.
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Ninja Assassin rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 79K votes
Rotten Tomatoes26%
Metacritic34%
TMDb6.678/10· 2K votesWith 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 34/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Ninja Assassin
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.
Cast of Ninja Assassin
Rain
as Raizo
Naomie Harris
as Mika
Ben Miles
as Maslow
Rick Yune
as Takeshi
Sho Kosugi
as Ozunu
Randall Duk Kim
as Tattoo Master
Sung Kang
as Hollywood
Lee Joon
as Teenage Raizo
Anna Sawai
as Teenage Kiriko
Kai Fung Rieck
as Teenage Takeshi
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Sungwoong Yoon
as Young Raizo
Kylie Liya Page
as Young Kiriko
Ninja Assassin facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $61.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Bloody fight choreography delivers visceral martial arts combat excellence
- •Assassin character study provides depth to action thriller narrative
- •Gore and dark tone commit fully to mature action sensibilities
What the audience disliked
- •Chop socky action overwhelms any legitimate plot or character development
- •Goriness serves shock value rather than meaningful thematic or narrative purpose
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