Top 10 best ninja movies

According to the legend, the ninja or, as they are otherwise called, the shinobi were hired killers. The martial art of ninjutsu has been taught since early childhood. As a result, brave and professional killer fighters grew up. In the cinema there are a huge number of paintings dedicated to shinobi.

We included only best ninja movies list which are presented below.

10 Single | year 2009

“Single” (2009) opens the top ten ninja pictures. The main character of the picture is a professional ninja killer Kamui. As a child, he gets to study with a legendary teacher who makes Kamui a virtuoso shinobi. Having become one of the best in the clan, the young man begins to realize that he is unhappy in this environment and decides to run away. On his trail, other ninjas are sent, who are in a hurry to severely punish the traitor.

9. Revenge of the ninja | 1983

American ThrillerRevenge of the ninja” (1983) ranked ninth in the list of the best films dedicated to the art of nunjutsu and its followers. The plot focuses on the Black Ninja, whose real name is Cho. After a Japanese shinobi gang kills Cho’s wife, Cho decides to move to live with his son in the United States. There he tries to start a new life and opens a toy store. But one day, Cho learns about the dark deeds of his business partner. The betrayal by a friend becomes the last straw in the Black Ninja’s patience.

8. Ninja 2 | year 2013

Crime Thriller “Ninja 2” (2013) is a continuation of the first part of “Ninja” (2009). The second picture was more successful and scored a higher rating, which is why it got into the top ten shinobi films. The protagonist of the film, Casey, said goodbye to the past and began a calm, measured life. Now he teaches martial arts at the school and lives with the woman he loves. He and his wife are expecting their first child. But all the happiness built collapses in an instant when the couple is attacked by hooligans in order to rob and kill Casey’s wife. Crushed by grief, the hero rushes in search of the killer in order to take cruel revenge.

7. American ninja | 1985

Action Adventure”American ninja” (1985) also entered the top ten shinobi films. The protagonist of the film is 18-year-old American Army soldier Joe Armstrong, who was assigned to escort a military convoy. Bandits attack the convoy, and in one of them the young man recognizes a black ninja. During the defense, Joe unexpectedly begins to use a fighting technique referred to as ninjutsu. The revealed abilities of the private arouse the suspicions of his commander. From that moment on, Joe will have to fight the corrupt world alone, reveal the secret of his past and go to a duel with the leader of the Black Ninjas.

6. Ninja Assassin | year 2009

Crime Thriller “Ninja Assassin” (2009) is the sixth best shinobi movie. As a child, Reizo enters the Ozunu clan, a world of cruel and merciless thugs who call themselves ninjas. Raizo has been taught killing techniques since childhood. As an adult, he becomes one of the most skillful and dangerous killers. But the life of the main character changes dramatically after the clan kills Reizo’s friend before his eyes. He rebels against his associates and is going to avenge the death of a friend. But the clan also does not forgive misdeeds and is already on the heels of the apostate.

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | year 2014

Fantastic American action movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014) ranked fifth among the best films about masterful killers. The action takes place in New York. The American city is in the complete power of the sinister and cruel Shredder. There is complete chaos and lawlessness around: the police are inactive, meanwhile violence reigns around. But four brave ninja turtles are already rushing to help the city mired in darkness and fear, who are ready to stop the lawlessness.

4. Shaolin summons the ninja | 1978

In fourth place in the ranking of the best films about shinobi is the action movie “Shaolin summons the ninja” (1978) directed by Liu-Chia-Liang. A-To must marry the daughter of his father’s business partner. At the same time, the young man never saw his bride. The future wife turns out to be a real beauty and soon the announced couple will marry. In the very first days after the wedding, beloved A-To begins to practice karate, thereby causing damage to the property of the house. The newly-made husband does not understand his wife’s passion for this style of martial arts and offends her. After that, the girl leaves for her homeland in Japan. Soon, seven skillful fighters who master various styles of martial arts visit A-To from there. They are going to defend the desecrated honor of the nation and are ready to fight the culprit.

3. Ninja in the dragon’s lair | 1982

Action comedy “Ninja in the dragon’s lair” (1982) opens the top three films about fearless warriors. In the center of the plot is a young Japanese ninja, nicknamed the Black Shadow. He is an unsurpassed master of his craft, but his skill is aimed solely at revenge for the death of his father. While looking for a killer, he ends up in China. There he meets a man who was next to his father in the last minutes of his life. The black shadow considers him guilty of the death of his parent and is ready to make retribution. But suddenly a Chinese young man gets in the way of the fighter, who will try to interfere with the plans of the avenger.

2. Bishunmo – flying warrior | year 2000

“Bishunmo – flying warrior” (2000) is a fantasy action movie directed by Korean director Yang-jang Kim. The events unfold in the 14th century in China. In times of internal strife, the Mongols come to power. It was during this period in the history of China that the so-called “flying warriors” appeared, who could perfectly master the techniques of martial arts. The leader of these fighters was the fearless and stern Jahalangu, to whom they obeyed implicitly. The film is filled with amazing and majestic battle scenes. The theme of love is also present here – a beautiful and at the same time tragic story about mutual feelings between a lovely Mongolian woman and a warrior.

1. Bishunmo – flying warrior | year 2009

Japanese action movieGoemon” (2009) directed by Kazuaki Kiriya tops the list of the best ninja movies. The plot takes place in 1582, the period of the Middle Ages in Japan. This time is marked by the reign of cruel overlords and the battle of the ninja for power. Vassal Mitsuhide Akechi kills the emperor and seizes the reins of power. But the received power of the wicked vassal did not last long – he was overthrown from the throne by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The common people did not accept the policy of the new ruler, as he made the life of the peasants more unbearable. For fifteen years, commoners suffered under the yoke of Toyotomi’s rule, until the brave warrior Ishikawa Goemon appeared and stood up for the disadvantaged. It is he who will defend the rights taken from the peasants, entering into a struggle with the authorities and other ninjas.

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