I have to state that I’m a movie buff and an Asian martial artist so my review might be a bit critical as evidenced by the lively teenagers who were gleefully shaking the cinema (“Ninja” is shown in Malaysian theaters instead of direct-to-dvd like in the US) seats as blood was splashing and heads were rolling. “Ninja” (2009) isn’t as hyped up as “Ninja Assassin” (2009), which came up as my first Google search when I had tried to ascertain what the movie was about after seeing its enigmatic cinema poster ad depicting a stereotypical ninja with the backdrop of New York city. So, I went into the cinema without much expectation.
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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.

Starring :

Scott Adkins ... Casey
Tsuyoshi Ihara ... Masazuka
Mika Hijii ... Namiko
Todd Jensen ... Det. Traxler
Togo Igawa ... Sensei
Garrick Hagon ... Professor Garrison
Miles Anderson ... Temple
Valentin Ganev ... Klimitov
Kenji Motomiya ... Akira
Nikolai Sotirov ... Adamonovich
Kathryn Le ... Kiko (as Katherine Khuat)
Raicho Vasilev ... Gunman
Siso Kamburov ... Abramov
Assen Blatechki ... Failed Guard