Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun (Japanese) 2004; Poster, Synopsis / Plot and Trailer

Directed by:

Masayuki Suzuki
Genre:
Action + Adventure + Comedy + Family + Fantasy + Drama

Synopsis:

Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice Ninja, leaves his home town of Iga for his final training. He must go to the city of Edo (Tokyo), and the first person he meets shall be his master, whom he must protect with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code.

Also while in Edo, Hattori must find out why their rivals, the Koga Ninjas, are flourishing while the Iga Ninjas are dying out. Hattori’s master is Kenichi, a 9 year old boy. Kenichi is an introvert and not very popular boy, so he never plays with the other children from school.

Kenichi also has a secret crush on a young lady called Midori, yet he’s too shy to speak to her. Though as he watches Hattori trying his best, he too begins to try. Meanwhile, people are being found unconscious, their bodies completely unmarked.

All the victims have a tattoo (the Koga Ninja crest) and are found with a throwing knife lying close by.
(from IMDb.com)

Casts:

Kazuyuki Asano …. Kentaro Mitsuba
Mikihisa Azuma …. Kashiwada Keiji
Yuri Chinen …. Kenichi Mitsuba
Gori …. Kemumaki/Sato Sensei
Shirô Itô …. Jinzo Hattori
Shingo Katori …. Kanzo Hattori
Takeshi Masu …. Korakage
Rena Tanaka …. Midori
Keiko Toda …. Taeko Mitsuba
Takashi Ukaji …. Tahara Keibu

Superheroes:

Ninja Hattori

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Japan

Based on the manga/anime:

“Ninja Hattori-kun” created by Fujio Fujiko

Year: 2004
Directed: Masayuki Suzuki
Genre: Comedy, Action, Family
Runtime: 01:42
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Cast: Shingo Katori, Rena Tanaka
IMDB: Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie

Synopsis / Plot

Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice Ninja, leaves his home town of Iga for his final training. He must go to the city of Edo (Tokyo), and the first person he meets shall be his master, whom he must protect with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code.

Also while in Edo, Hattori must find out why their rivals, the Koga Ninjas, are flourishing while the Iga Ninjas are dying out. Hattori’s master is Kenichi, a 9 year old boy.

Kenichi is an introvert and not very popular boy, so he never plays with the other children from school. Kenichi also has a secret crush on a young lady called Midori, yet he’s too shy to speak to her.

Though as he watches Hattori trying his best, he too begins to try. Meanwhile, people are being found unconscious, their bodies completely unmarked. All the victims have a tattoo (the Koga Ninja crest) and are found with a throwing knife lying close by.

Elevé dans les montagnes, Kanzo Hattori, dit NIN, est l’un des derniers descendants du clan des ninjas IGA. Arrivé à maturité, son père, le grand maître Hattori, lui ordonne d’accomplir son destin de Ninja du clan en se rendant à Tokyo.

A son arrivée, le hasard le projette contre le destin du jeune Kenichi qui lui sauve la vie. NlN devra désormais lui prêter allégeance, et servir le jeune maître sans se faire remarquer par la population locale. Plongé dans l’enfer urbain de la métropole japonaise du XXI e siècle, il se rend compte que le clan rival, les KOGA, sont d’ores et déjà bien infiltrés dans la société et prêts à agir…

Par le producteur de Avalon, Nin Nin est l’adaptation cinématographique de Ninja Hattori-kun, le célèbre manga créé par Fujiko F. Fujio (Doraemon). Shingô Katori, star du groupe pop japonais SMAP, nous entraîne dans une aventure exceptionnelle où les ninjas règnent en maître. Un succès phénoménal au Japon !

Nin Nin - trailer VOST