Ninja - Path of Vengeance
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| German title | Ninja - Path of Vengeance |
| Original title | Ninja: Shadow of a Tear |
| Country of production | Thailand , USA |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Isaac Florentine |
| script | David N. White |
| production | Boaz Davidson, Frank DeMartini, Tom Waller |
| music | Logan Mader, Gerald K. Marino |
| camera | Ross W. Clarkson |
| cut | Irit Raz |
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Ninja - Path of Vengeance (Original title: Ninja: Shadow of a Tear ) is a 2013 action film directed by Isaac Florentine with Scott Adkins in the lead role. The film is a sequel to Ninja - Revenge Will Rise from 2009.
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Casey Bowman taught as Sensei martial arts in the Koga Dojo , was murdered in the Namikos father several years ago. Casey and Namiko are now married and are expecting their first child together. Casey buys a necklace for his wife in a jewelry store, which is supposed to symbolize "luck". On the way back he is attacked by two men who are both armed with a knife and want to rob him. Casey can fend off this, however. While Casey wants to buy some groceries one evening, Namiko is brutally murdered in the dojo by an unidentified person with a whip that has been provided with barbed wire. During the memorial service, his former training colleague Nakabara appears, who persuades Casey to travel to Thailand. Casey finds out from the fighting style of the muggers that they train in the Azuma Dojo. He eventually locates them both and kills them in a dark alley. Casey eventually travels to Bangkok. He loses control during a training fight in the dojo, where Nakabara works as a sensei. After a failed fire run , Casey starts a drunken brawl with several men at an outdoor bar. The next morning, Lucas, a student of the dojo, is murdered in the same way as Namiko. Casey learns that Namiko's killer is apparently a drug lord named Goro, who is staying near the Burmese jungle. Nakabara's father, Takeda Sensei and Isamu of Nagoya used to be considered the best fighters in the Kōga Dojo. There was a confrontation in which Isamu was killed. Isamus younger brother Goro therefore swore to avenge his death, even if it would last for several generations. Nakabara then shows Casey an old map of Burma with references to hidden weapons that dates back to World War II. However, Nakabara warns Casey not to single-handedly search for Goro, as it is like a suicide squad. After Casey tried several times in the city to find out where Goro was, he was targeted by the Myanmar Military Police ( SPDC ). Casey is captured near his hotel room and then tortured in the SPDC precinct on behalf of the general, who was bribed by Goro. Casey is later able to free himself and escape with the help of the taxi driver Mike. During the escape, Casey goes to the jungle, where he digs up an old box with several weapons and ninja equipment in a cemetery. Casey eventually disguises himself as a ninja and invades Goro camp on a full moon night. He causes several explosions there and kills several guards, including Myat, and finally Goro with a sword. Upon return, it is revealed that Nakabara is behind the murder of Namiko and the combat student. In addition, it turns out that Nakabara has abused the dojo as a hub for drug trafficking and wanted to secure a monopoly. A fight ensues, and eventually Nakabara is killed in the same way as Namiko. Casey, wounded, walks past the assembled students of the dojo and leaves. Arriving in Japan, Casey drops Namiko's pendant into a pond.
Others
The film was shot mostly in Thailand and partly in Burma in around 40 days. Ninja - The Path of Vengeance was first performed at the Fantastic Fest 2013 in Austin, Texas and received mostly positive reviews from the audience. Florentine emphasized in an interview that, unlike its predecessor, no rope techniques or CGI effects were used in the fight scenes. Tim Man coordinated the fight scenes on this film. Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear received three awards at the Action Elite Awards 2013 (best actor, best fight scenes and best action film of the year)
The film grossed around $ 545,000 worldwide.
The download version was released in the USA on December 17th exclusively on iTunes , the film was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on December 31st, 2013. In Germany, the uncut version of the film was released on February 28th, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: NINJA, SHADOW OF A TEAR Kicks Ass. Then Face. Then ass again. ( Memento from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) twitchfilm.com
- ↑ Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Ninja: Shadow of a Tear craveonline.com
- ↑ Scott Adkins Interview on NINJA 2 by david j. moore outlawvern.com
- ^ The Action Elite Awards 2013 at The Action Elite
- ^ Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Ninja - Path of Vengeance - DVD: Splendid Film (rental / sale) at Schnittberichte.com
- ↑ Ninja - Path of Vengeance at Amazon.de
Web links
- Ninja - path of revenge in the Internet Movie Database (English)