Ninja Assassin Movie

Ninja Assassin
Rating:
Run Time: 99 min
MPAA Rating: R
Released: 2009
Directors: James McTeigue
Genre/Type: Action
Martial Arts
Producers: Joel Silver
Grant Hill
Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski
Plot Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
V for Vendetta director James McTeigue re-teams with that film's producers Larry and Andy Wachowski for this action-packed tale of a skilled assassin who was trained by a mythical secret society, and patiently awaits the day he will avenge the death of his best friend. Swept off the streets as a young boy, Raizo (Korean pop star Rain) is transformed into an unstoppable killing machine by a secret society known as the Ozunu Clan. The Ozunu Clan is so proficient at keeping their existence a secret that most people think they are only a myth, but the moment Ozuno assassins kill Raizo's friend, their days in the shadows are numbered. In the aftermath of that killing, Raizo manages to break free from the gang, subsequently biding his time until the day he can take the entire Ozunu Clan down.

Later, in Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) discovers a money trail connecting multiple political murders to a mysterious network of elusive assassins from the Far East. While her superior Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles) orders Mika to back down and stop asking questions, she stealthily begins searching through classified agency files on a relentless mission to discover the truth about the murders. Singled out as a target as a direct result of her investigation, Mika is marked for death by lethal Ozunu assassin Takeshi (Rick Yune). Just as Mika is about to be silenced forever, Raizo saves her from certain death. But Raizo knows that Takeshi and the rest of the Ozuno Clan won't stop until he and Mika are both dead. Now, as Raizo and Mika are hunted through the winding streets of Europe, their only hope for survival is to trust one another and stay alive long enough to bring the Ozunu empire crumbling to the ground.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Rain Raizo
Naomie Harris Mika Coretti
Ben Miles Ryan Maslow
Rick Yune Takeshi Aug 22, 1971 in Seoul, Korea
Sho Kosugi Lord Ozunu
Guido Foehrweisser Europol Agent
Stephen Marcus Kingpin
Vladimir Tarasjanz Aleksei Sabatin
Randall Duk Kim Tattoo Master
Kang Sung Hollywood

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