Ninja Assassin

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Ninja Assassin is a martial arts film directed by James McTeigue and starring Rain. The film was produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, and filming took place in Berlin, Germany.

Synopsis

Raizo (Rain) is one of the world's deadliest assassins, having been orphaned as a child and raised by the Ozunu Clan, believed by the world to be a myth. When the love of his life is executed by the Clan for betrayal, Raizo begins to harbor resentment towards the Clan. When his first official mission is completed, he is told to execute one of his fellow members for the same reason his lover died. He rebels against them, nearly dying in the process, and goes into hiding, seeking revenge on his former Clan. Meanwhile, Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) is a Europol agent who investigates money linked to political murders and finds that it is linked to the Ozunu Clan. She defies her superior, Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles), and retrieves secret agency files to find out more. The clan, finding out about the investigation, attempts to assassinate her, but she is rescued by Raizo. Hiding in Berlin, Raizo and Mika must find a way to take down the Ozunu Clan permanently. ^[2]

Cast

• Rain as Raizo, one of the world's deadliest assassins.^[3]
  • Yoon Sungwoong portrays Raizo as a child, and Joon Lee portrays Raizo as a teenager.
• Naomie Harris as Mika Coretti, a Europol agent.^[2]
• Rick Yune as Takeshi, the leader of a team sent by the Ozunu Clan.^[2]
• Ben Miles as Ryan Maslow, Mika's Europol superior.^[2]
• Sho Kosugi plays Lord Ozunu. Leader of the Ozunu Ninja Clan.^[3]

Actor Collin Chou was originally cast for an undisclosed lead role after Jet Li turned down an offer,^[4] but Chou later left the role.^[5]