adonis98-743-186503 A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja. If you love Scott Adkins from those awesome Undisputed movies you will not be disappointed by Ninja is action packed and it moves really fast like literally this film is really fast especially all those punches and kicks that the bad guys get in the face by Adkins also Masazuka was a pretty cool villain and i love it when he went against Casey really great film and a love letter to the 80's and 90's and you won't be disappointed and it should be way higher in this list.

swedzin It has been a long time since I saw some really cool ninja film. Then I saw a title… "Ninja" (2009)… sounds simple… Scott Adkins? Yuri Boyka himself? Well, why the hell not? After hour and a half… wow… I was very delighted and satisfied by this film. I wasn't that much in awe, I was just very delighted. I haven't seen a movie like this in a long time. After all of these old Michael Dudikoff and David Bradley ninja films, finally something new this way comes.Now, I like this movie because it's cool and simple. Why is that? It's simple because it's not complicated, too much mystical or anything, it just tells you a simple story, a simple story in this low budget action film, there isn't anything special to fulfill you with awesomeness, but I think there's a decent amount of cool action, fighting scenes. And that's what's matter. It's cool because… for example, the ninja costumes. Actually the movie has two costumes, an upgraded, modern day stealth/combat suit, wore by our leading villain Masazuka. And, there's an old school ninja suit, which is the main element in the plot. But that suit was very impressive, good work! Now, let's see… being an low budget action film, don't expect some super script, super plot, or good acting at all. We have Scott Adkins as our hero Casey, who was just great at kicking some ass, Mika Hijii as Namiko, the Casey's love interest and daughter of Casey's dojo master. Tsuyoshi Ihara plays Masazuka. Well, Ihara didn't leave some good impression as a villain… he is just jealous for being expelled from dojo, because he wanted to become a master and best ninja around, but circumstances brought him to the mercenary world. He just… didn't convince me much as a villain, he looked more like a model walking around in cool clothes. We also have Todd Jansen, well known in low budget films. We also have a subplot in the film, it was probably designed for Casey to have something to beat the living daylights out. The subplot is about a small sect leaded by guy named Temple, played by Miles Anderson, who is probably one of the worst actors in the film. I know he is pretty respectable theater actor, but… he is just not convincing. Well, maybe in theaters. The other interesting things are camera work, filming sets, I like the dojo very much, although it's not a real ninjutsu dojo, because, seems to me, that that dojo have more martial arts than one, if you look at the styles, there are definitely Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, etc.So, overall, I recommend this decent stuff, it's good for action fans and for martial arts movie fans.

culchieman1995 this movie has two thing that every ninja movie should have,a vengeance plot and a meeting of the old ways of the ninja and the modern way of the gang/cult.first off you see the training dojo and you don't know if it's the 15th century or the 21st.our hero,casey,who has been in the dojo from youth is in a minor seeming feud with masasuke,a rival student in the dojo,when a training session becomes near fatal masasuke is banished and goes into business as an assassin,meanwhile casey and namiko,the sensei's daughter go to America to guard an ancient ninja artefact,the yoroi bitsu,a chest of weapons and gear used by the ninja ancestors who trained in the dojo.when masasuke kills sensei casey and namiko are targeted,this is where the movie changes,masasuke is the modern ninja,with guns, an extendable katana and a major grudge he uses a cult connection to find and capture casey.when all else fails casey does what he has to do,he opens the chest.as masasuke is modern and casey is a classic ninja,it is a major battle of the ages,and a brilliant fight all around,this movie is sometimes compared to ninja assassin,but the two couldn't be any more different

Drago_Head_Tilt Scott Adkins (a charisma vacumn) stars as an orphan raised by the Koga Ninja clan in Japan. You'll think Godfrey Ho is back and working for Nu Image as good ninja Adkins must fight bad ninja Tsuyoshi Ihara (following Sho Kosugi's career path?) in New York (obviously sets in Bulgaria). Ihara is working for corporate cult Illuminati types, and wants to get his hands on some sacred ninja weapons. Mika Hijii (from ALIEN VS. NINJA) is wasted as the love interest who also studied ninjitsu, but needs to be rescued by Adkins all the time instead of kicking ass. Competent in terms of action choreography, but why a kids movie plot with adult-orientated graphic CGI bloodlettting? With Todd Jensen.