Ninja movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant ninja movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, fast and realistic films and TV shows about / with ninja, martial arts, heroes, rivalry, katana, kung fu, master warrior, sword fight, fight and danger plots mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, Japan, Hong Kong and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ninja: Kamui (2009), The Warrior's Way (2010), Ninja Assassin (2009), Snake Eyes (2021), Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013), Revenge of the Ninja (1983), Ninja (2009), Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017), Ninja Apocalypse (2014), Pray for Death (1985).

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 5.6
 1K
Kamui (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: KAMUI is a Ninja on the run from the world of Ninja bound by rules in search of true freedom. However, he is burdened with the fate, where it is not allowed to take the secret of their powers outside of the tribe -- if you are born as Ninja, you ...
Style: exciting, rough, stylized, epic, anime ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, redemption, heroes, rebellion, human spirit, rivalry, tough heroes, on the run, escapades, danger, good versus evil ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, asia
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The Warrior's Way (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: New Zealand, South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An Asian assassin (Dong-gun Jang) is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands. Also starring Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston, Tony Cox and Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush.
Style: stylized, absurd, serious, exciting, surreal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, samurai, martial arts, assassin, sword fight, kung fu, good versus evil, forest, desert, violence, fight, master warrior ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010
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 6.3
 75K
Ninja Assassin (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: brutal, bloody, exciting, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, assassin, vengeance, kung fu, one man army, revenge, martial artist, one against many, ninja master, sword fight, hand to hand combat ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: china, osaka japan, berlin germany, asia
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 5.4
 44K
Snake Eyes (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' ...
Style: suspense, saga, enigmatic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: ninja, snake, ninja warrior, female warrior, martial arts, master warrior, mysterious character, fight, giant snake, ninja master, female ninja, showdown ...
Time: 2020s
Place: japan, los angeles, washington state, tokyo
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, ninjitsu, kung fu, fight, revenge, master warrior, mortal combat, medieval, murder, murder mystery, karate ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: asia, burma, thailand
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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds out that his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for ...
Style: psychotronic, action adventure, bloody, grindhouse, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, sword fight, medieval, gang, cannon, assassin, exploitation, fight, guy, revenge, superhero ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: japan, los angeles, usa, asia, tokyo ...
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 5.5
 14K
Ninja (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
Style: exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, ninja master, ninja warrior, fight, sword fight, good versus evil, danger, master warrior, gang, female warrior, medieval ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, japan, new york, asia, tokyo ...
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Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)
Genre: Action, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno, of idol group Arashi) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, psychedelic
Plot: ninja, samurai, ninja warrior, sword fight, medieval, warlord, ninja master, assassination plot, warrior, battles, fight for supremacy, gang ...
Place: japan
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Ninja Apocalypse (2014)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Framed for assassinating the Grandmaster, the Lost Ninja Clan must battle their way up an underground nuclear bunker filled with hordes of supernatural enemies, mutants and flesh eating zombies. Trapped a thousand feet below the earth's crust, ...
Style: exciting, futuristic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: ninja, zombie, martial arts, mutant, apocalypse, battles, rivalry, chaos, danger, supernatural, tragic love, clan ...
Time: 21st century
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Pray for Death (1985)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American ...
Style: retro, cult classic, manga, independent film, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, medieval, chainsaw, mafia, mixed martial arts, guy, kidnapping, crooked cop, ninjitsu, blood ...
Time: 80s
Place: asia, japan
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Five Element Ninjas (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A young martial artist seeks revenge on the ninja who kills his martial arts brothers and teacher.
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, perverse, educational, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu classic, kung fu, fight, asian, exploitation, monster, wuxia, ancient, betrayal, samurai ...
Place: china, east asia, asia
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Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A female aerobic instructor is possessed by an evil spirit of a fallen ninja when coming to his aid. The spirit seeks revenge on those who killed him and uses the female instructor's body to carry out his mission. The only way the spirit will ...
Style: independent film, light, grindhouse, fast, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, female ninja, revenge, supernatural, ninja master, kung fu, danger, ninja magic, curse, temple, brutality ...
Time: 80s
Place: phoenix arizona, arizona
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 4.8
 28K
Tekken (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, fight, superhero, tough girl, kung fu, fantasy world, heroes, revenge, tough heroes, martial arts tournament, mentor ...
Time: future, 2030s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.7
 2K
Supah Ninjas (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Supah Ninjas is an American action-comedy superhero series, created by Leo Chu and Eric Garcia. The series premiered as a special preview on Nickelodeon on January 17, 2011 in the United States and started airing regularly on April 16, 2011. On ...
Style: light, children's program, humorous, entertaining, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ninja, martial arts, legends and myths, friends, teenage life, hopes, high school life, good versus evil, friendship, young heroes, imaginary, master warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Shogun Assassin (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of ...
Style: bloody, grindhouse, visual, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, samurai, kung fu, female nudity, female ninja, violence, yakuza, exploitation, violent, gory, shogun ...
Time: 19th century, 16th century, 15th century
Place: japan, asia
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Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.
Style: scenic, fast, exciting, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, samurai, karate, exploitation, kung fu classic, shaolin, revenge, battles ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: japan, china, hong kong
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Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an ...
Style: humorous, slapstick comedy, funny, parody, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, toddlers
Plot: ninja, martial arts, fish out of water, amateur detective, dojo, crazy, misfit, clumsiness, adoptive father adopted son relationship, hotel, disguise, fistfight ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place: japan, beverly hills, usa, california, los angeles ...
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The Ninja Immovable Heart (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Reese, an elite member of a covert unit of Ninja Warriors, is captured. Being tortured for information, Reese recalls the lessons learned from his training in order to fight his way free and stop an evil conglomerate from arming a dangerous weapon.
Style: captivating, suspense
Plot: ninja, medieval, confronting the past, secret society, dealing with the past, secret agent, fight, battles, fighting the system, showdown, dark past, offscreen killing
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DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an ...
Style: exciting, action packed, action adventure, stylized, sexy ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, female martial artist, female protagonist, competition, female fighter, kick-butt women, tournament, master warrior, runaway, friendship, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
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Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, fantasy anime, manga ...
Audience: kids
Plot: ninja, samurai, chosen one, good versus evil, supernatural power, adventure hero, demon, fictional war, ninja warrior, showdown, battles, fight ...
Place: japan
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 6.7
 15K
Azumi (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ...
Style: intense, breathtaking, realistic, epic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, samurai, ninja, brutality, gory, good versus evil, vengeance, storytelling, kung fu, sword, heroes, medieval ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, ancient china, asia
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 5.4
 17K
American Ninja (1985)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a ...
Style: cult classic, entertaining, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: ninja, martial arts, chase, assassin, fight scenes, karate, heroes, military, master warrior, violence, amnesia, mortal combat ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: the philippines, asia
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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each ...
Style: captivating, exciting, stylized, serious, anime ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, ninja, master warrior, tragic love, martial arts, supernatural ability, state affairs, forbidden love, battles, uninhibited rivalry, heroes, supernatural ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, ancient china, asia
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Ninja Extreme Weapons (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A ninja hero stealthily sets out to get revenge upon the mobsters who murdered his brother.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: ninja, katana, ninjitsu, martial arts, action violence, hand to hand combat, sword fight, schlock
Place: thailand
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 5.4
 284
The Last Ninja (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A story of an art dealer who leads a double life as a martial arts warrior.
Plot: ninja, martial arts, art dealer, man disguised as a woman, government agent, hostage, boy, disguise, airplane, gender disguise, violence, little boy ...
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Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: [Period covered: 1575-1681] Fist film in the Shinobi series starring Raizo Ichikawa. Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan, a young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, jidai geki ...
Plot: ninja, samurai, martial arts, medieval, tokugawa shogunate, swordplay, clan, sword, kung fu, assassination, religions or cults, battles ...
Time: medieval times, 60s
Place: japan, asia
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 4.4
 2K
The Master (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Master is a ninja-themed action-adventure TV series created by Michael Sloan which aired on NBC. The show focuses on the adventures of John Peter McAllister, an aging ninja master, and his young pupil, Max Keller. Most episodes focus on the ...
Style: grindhouse, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, ninjitsu, heroes, master warrior, kung fu fighting, martial artist, kung fu classic, kung fu master, kung fu, crime fighter, violent content ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: asia, japan
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American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, ex soldier, master warrior, terrorism, battles, soldier, danger, mortal combat, cannon, graphic violence, sword fight ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa, new york
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American Ninja 5 (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
Style: suspense, grindhouse, independent film, fast, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, cannon, superhero, master warrior, heroes, chase, kidnapping, tai chi, violent content, tough heroes, power relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1978)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, he's forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, stylized
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, nunchaku, kung fu classic, fight, ninjitsu, strong female lead, exploitation, wuxia, bohemian, swordplay ...
Time: 1930s
Place: japan, hong kong, shanghai, asia, china
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