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Ninja Assassin
2009 · Film · 99 min
Directed by James McTeigue
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
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>>> I wanted to see what a real East Asian hero in the movies could look like
K-Pop Star Rain in Ninja Assassin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Assassin
Lee Byung-Hun as Storm Shadow in the GI Joe movies (a villian, but a damn cool one): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_The_Rise_of_Cobra#Cobra
John Cho in the new Star Trek films: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film)
^Just in case you want to work through a back catalog of kickass Asian dudes in blockbuster films.
I've seen both of the Wolf Warrior films as well. I was curious how they would handle the size/physical strength disparity with the presumably-former-spec-ops American mercenaries. I like the approach taken, where the Chinese protagonists overcome them with agility and dexterity.
As an American, and one who has to deal with the Chinese military as an adversary on a regular basis, I still enjoyed these movies.