Ninja Assassin
2009 martial arts film directed by James McTeigue / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ninja Assassin is a 2009 martial arts film directed by James McTeigue. The story was written by Matthew Sand, with a screenplay by J. Michael Straczynski. The film stars South Korean pop musician Rain as a disillusioned assassin looking for retribution against his former mentor, played by ninja film legend Sho Kosugi. Ninja Assassin explores political corruption, child endangerment and the impact of violence. The Wachowskis, Joel Silver, and Grant Hill produced the film for Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment and Silver Pictures. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Directed by | James McTeigue |
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Story by | Matthew Sand |
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Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
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Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States Germany |
Language | English |
Budget | $40-50 million[2][3][4] |
Box office | $61.6 million[2] |
Ninja Assassin premiered in theaters across the United States on November 25, 2009 and received negative reviews from critics. Its box office gross was $61,590,252, of which $38,122,883 was from North America. The film's budget was $40–50 million.