Summaries

Their vengeance is relentless, their method is ritual, their weapon is secret, and the motive is in their blood. In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the tumbling Pacific, millionaire CEO Kenji Takeo and his daughter, Miko, prepare for the arrival from Japan of Takeo's wife, Kumiko. But the calm of Solstice Canyon is shattered by a meticulously planned stealth attack on the Takeo home by a masked band of ninja assassins. In a flash, Takeo's guards are killed. The mansion is overtaken, Takeo is killed, and Miko is left for dead. Arriving at the bloody scene is Detective Jack Barrett who encounters Miko-the only living witness. In a state of shock, she repeats only one word like an eerie mantra: kokushibyu. In her native language, it means Black Death.—RHI

Details

Keywords
  • martial arts
  • ninja
  • ninjitsu
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Crime
Release date Apr 25, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Herald Examiner - 1111 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Larry Levinson Productions Grand Army Entertainment L.L. Productions

Box office

Budget $3000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Their vengeance is relentless, their method is ritual, their weapon is secret, and the motive is in their blood.

In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the tumbling Pacific, millionaire CEO Kenji Takeo and his daughter, Miko, prepare for the arrival from Japan of Takeo's wife, Kumiko. But the calm of Solstice Canyon is shattered by a meticulously planned stealth attack on the Takeo home by a masked band of ninja assassins. In a flash, Takeo's guards are killed. The mansion is overtaken, Takeo is killed, and Miko is left for dead. Arriving at the bloody scene is Detective Jack Barrett (Casper Van Dien, Starship Troopers) who encounters Miko (Kristy Wu, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)the only living witness. In a state of shock, she repeats only one word like an eerie mantra: kokushibyu. In her native language, it means Black Death.

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