Entertainment: Code of the ninja
2009/10/28
Vengeance, betrayal, love and honour spice up action flick Ninja.
NINJAS are back!
If their popularity peaked in the 1980s and consequently dipped (with the arrival of more glamorous action figures on the big screen in later years), these trained assassins have now returned to cinemas with a more sophisticated look.
Following the ultra-cool ninjas in recent box-office hit G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra, a new movie that revolves around these high-skilled martial arts experts will hit the cinemas tomorrow.
The latest Hollywood take on the highly-regarded Japanese assassins is Ninja.
It is distributed for nationwide release by RAM Entertainment and directed by Isaac Forentine. It stars Scott Adkins (of X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Tsuyoshi Ihara, Mika Hijii and Garrick Hagon.
Many generations ago, ninjas were needed to defend humanity from its greatest threats.
Once those threats were vanquished, the ninjas agreed to put down their weapons and dedicate their lives to teaching lessons of non-violence and inner peace.
Their weapons were stored in a sacred chest known as the Yoroi Bitsu. In the present day, the Yoroi Bitsu is still protected by ninjas. The last of the mystical ninja sensei protects it while instructing his eager young pupils in the ninja traditions.
Casey (Scott Adkins) is a hard-working American martial arts expert who was abandoned by his mother and raised as an orphan.
Masazuka (Tsuyoshi Ihara) is a hotheaded ninja with a chip on his shoulder. Namiko (Mika Hijii), the sensei’s daughter, finds herself attracted to both men.
When tensions in the love-triangle come to a head, Masazuka loses control of his emotions and breaks the code of the ninja.
As a result, he is banned from the dojo. However, he swears to return.
Vengeance, betrayal, love and honour form the backbone to this action flick that is set to woo fans who love a simple tale of heroism with a mystical backdrop.
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