Ninja Assassin (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	November 25, 2009
On DVD:	March 16, 2010
Genre:	Action
Director:	James McTeigue
Writer:	Matthew Sand, J. Michael Straczynski
Cast:	Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Sho Kosugi, Rick Yune
Studio:	Warner Brothers
Official site:	ninja-assassin-movie.warnerbros.com
Running Time:	99 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong bloody stylized violence throughout, and language

Raizo (Rain) is 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. In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) has stumbled...

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Saturday, April 17 was a day of blood. Shortly after watching Kick-Ass, where Hit Girl runs around and chops off arms, legs and heads, I invested two hours of my time into the equally gory, albeit much less satisfying, Ninja Assassin. Despite its flaws - plot, script and acting, namely - no one can argue that the movie doesn't do its name justice.

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