Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin
A white poster. Above and in the center, is a young Asian male wearing a black leather jacket and black pants. In his right hand, he is holding a blade connected to a metal chain behind his back, with the other end of the chain being held in his left hand. He is injured, stumbling forward grimacing in pain. There are splatterings of blood all around. Below reads the lines, "Ninja Assassin". Beneath that are the film credits with the line, "November 25" appearing in a larger font than the rest of the surrounding words.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames McTeigue
Screenplay by
Story byMatthew Sand
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by
  • Gian Ganziano
  • Joseph Jett Sally
Music byIlan Eshkeri
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2][3][4]
Box office$61.6 million[2]

Ninja Assassin is a 2009 martial arts film directed by James McTeigue from a story and script by Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski. The film stars Rain as a disillusioned assassin looking for retribution against his former mentor, played by Sho Kosugi. Ninja Assassin explores political corruption, child endangerment and the impact of violence. The film was produced by The Wachowskis, Joel Silver and Grant Hill under Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment and Silver Pictures. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Ninja Assassin premiered in theaters across the United States on November 25, 2009, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "NINJA ASSASSIN (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 17, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Ninja Assassin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ninja Assassin (2009) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  4. ^ Ben Fritz (November 29, 2009). "Thanksgiving box office record blown away despite absence of new hits". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. Los Angeles Times. target audience of young males and relatively modest budget of less than $50 million.