A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
Shô Kosugi
- Ozunu
- (as Sho Kosugi)
Kylie Liya Page
- Young Kiriko
- (as Kylie Liya Goldstein)
Lee Joon
- Teenage Raizo
- (as Joon Lee)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe weapon Raizo favours throughout the movie is the kusarigama, a notoriously difficult weapon to master.
- GoofsIn the hotel, Mika tells Raizo that she doesn't smoke. Later in the movie when Raizo is recovering on the bed, Mika is seen smoking. However, this due to her doing what Raizo had earlier done for her, masking her scent with smoke from a cigarette.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle and Silver Pictures logos appear from and disappear into darkness, similar to a ninja's shadow-blending ability. They are also completely metallic, with a few streaks of blood.
- Alternate versionsIn Singapore, there are two versions that has been released; one is an R21 rated version and M18 rated version. For the R21 rated version, before the film R21 rated version could be approved for theatrical release, the company required to remove a religiously profane which is not allowed for film classifications according to BFC to approve officially for theatrical release. For the M18 rated version, the film has been edited to M18 classification after moments of strong violence has been edited.
- SoundtracksHeroes
Written and Performed by David Bowie
Featured review
Little did I know it could have been that gory
It took me more than 10 years to finally watch this film. Now that I found it on Netflix I had to take the chance. I rembered the awesome trailer but I was blown away by the film.
The Wachowskis put in all their nerdy production ideas from The Matrix and delivered an action packed, samurai sword swinging, blood thirsty flick of carnage, that still holds up today. I thought Hollywood was getting all PG-13 but not in that year of 2009. Look at the cover artwork: that is what you will get. It is not about honor, about tradition or the art of Martial Arts. It is about slicing, chopping, screaming and fighting for the sake of it. Still we get an easy plot to follow, some likeable characters and the cool voice of the evil Ninja master I didn't catch the name of.
Big Kudos for cinematography, choreography and the score. The range of weapons is killer! How doesn't love the use of Kusarigama? Check out the trivia section for some interesting background info.
The Wachowskis put in all their nerdy production ideas from The Matrix and delivered an action packed, samurai sword swinging, blood thirsty flick of carnage, that still holds up today. I thought Hollywood was getting all PG-13 but not in that year of 2009. Look at the cover artwork: that is what you will get. It is not about honor, about tradition or the art of Martial Arts. It is about slicing, chopping, screaming and fighting for the sake of it. Still we get an easy plot to follow, some likeable characters and the cool voice of the evil Ninja master I didn't catch the name of.
Big Kudos for cinematography, choreography and the score. The range of weapons is killer! How doesn't love the use of Kusarigama? Check out the trivia section for some interesting background info.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Sát Thủ Ninja
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,122,883
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,316,158
- Nov 29, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $61,601,280
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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