Ninja Assassin
ニンジャ・アサシン
A 2009 Hollywood ninja-action film directed by James McTeigue and starring Korean singer Rain. It follows Raizo, an assassin trained by the modern-day Ozunu ninja clan, as he rebels against his masters and seeks revenge.
解說
Overview
Ninja Assassin is a 2009 action film directed by James McTeigue, produced by the Wachowskis and Joel Silver, with a screenplay co-written by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski. It stars Korean singer and actor Rain and was released in Japan in March 2010.
Plot
Protagonist Raizo was raised as a killer within the Ozunu clan, a modern-day ninja organization that trains orphans as contract assassins. After witnessing the execution of his love interest Kiriko, he turns against clan leader Lord Ozunu and works to dismantle the organization, teaming with Europol agent Mika Coretti through a series of pursuits and assassinations that culminate in a final confrontation with his former master.
Weapons and Ninja Imagery
Raizo's signature weapon is a chain-linked, sickle-bladed tool resembling a kusarigama, used memorably to slash Lord Ozunu's face in their first encounter. Shuriken and blades styled after Japanese swords also appear throughout the close-combat sequences, and the film's visual design is built around traditional ninja garb and tools suited to fighting in darkness. Drawing on historical ninja lore, the film also incorporates authentic Japanese terminology such as "kunoichi" (female ninja).
Reception and Cultural Impact
Critical reception was largely negative — Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 26% approval rating — but the film performed respectably at the box office, grossing $61.6 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. Rain won "Biggest Badass Star" at the MTV Movie Awards for his role. While the film prioritizes stylized assassin action over historical accuracy, it stands as an example of Hollywood's reinterpretation of Japanese ninja culture that helped shape the "ninja" image abroad.
登場的真實刀劍
瀏覽真正的日本刀
瀏覽真正的日本刀相關內容
信長的野望
遊戲信長の野望
光榮特庫摩遊戲公司從1983年開始開發・販售的歷史模擬遊戲系列。以織田信長為首的戰國大名為操控對象，目標是全國統一的國民級系列。武將的『刀劍』『武裝』被詳細參數化，可以體系地學習日本刀的歷史・流通與武將的聯繫，是日本最長壽的歷史遊戲系列。
七人的侍
電影七人の侍
由黑澤明監督執導的1954年的不朽名作，也是世界電影史上最具影響力的作品之一。以戰國時代末期為舞台，描述為了保護村落免受野盜侵害而聚集的七位浪人的故事，生動地刻畫了武士的社會角色與刀的實用側面，是向世界介紹日本刀劍文化的紀念碑式作品。對《荒野七人》、《星際大戰》、《瘋狂麥克斯》等無數作品產生了影響。
傳說＆蝴蝶（電影・2023年）
電影レジェンド＆バタフライ（映画・2023年）
東映70周年紀念作品（大友啓史導演、編劇：古澤良太、2023年1月上映）。木村拓哉飾演織田信長，綾瀨遙飾演正室·濃姫（歸蝶），描繪信長與濃姫鮮為人知的夫婦紐帶。總製作費20億圓，累計動員數超過180萬人的大型歷史電影。以信長所持的史實名刀——宗三左文字（義元左文字）·押切長谷部——為文化背景，標榜「天下布武」的信長刀劍觀與濃姫力量相交織，也是從刀劍文化角度看相當重要的作品。
青之祓魔師
動畫・漫畫青の祓魔師
驅除惡魔的祓魔師以劍戰鬥的少年漫畫。主人公的聖劍成為故事的中心。
本頁旨在介紹日本刀文化，與各作品的著作權持有者無關。