Ninja Assassin (2009)
Genres: Martial Arts, Noir
Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi, Randall Duk Kim, Sung Kang, Ill-Young Kim, Linh-Dan Pham, Adriana Altaras, Eleonore Weisgerber, Stephen Marcus, Tim Williams, David Leitch, Lee Joon, Anna Sawai, Wladimir Tarasjanz, Thorston Manderlay, Richard Van Weyden, Sungwoong Yoon, Kylie Liya Goldstein
Ninja Assassin is a 2009 neo-noir 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.