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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

An ancient hero returns with a vengeance.

20136.61h 35m

Overview

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

Directed by Isaac Florentine
Written by David N. White
Produced by Boaz Davidson, Frank DeMartini, Tom Waller
Box Office0Revenue: $82.0M

Top Cast

Scott Adkins

Scott Adkins

Casey

Kane Kosugi

Kane Kosugi

Nakabara

Mika Hijii

Mika Hijii

Namiko

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Goro

Vithaya Pansringarm

Vithaya Pansringarm

General Sung

Mukesh Bhatt

Mukesh Bhatt

Mike

Tim Man

Tim Man

Myat

Jawed Berni

Jawed Berni

Lucas

Saichia Wongwirot

Saichia Wongwirot

Suu

S

Shogo Tanikawa

Assistant Instructor

Themes & Keywords

martial artsninjadrug lordgaijin

About Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of martial arts, ninja, drug lord, gaijin. Directed by Isaac Florentine, it stars Scott Adkins, Kane Kosugi, Mika Hijii. Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

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