Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, Ninja: Shadow of a Tear is an action, thriller and crime film directed by Isaac Florentine, running about 95 minutes. “An ancient hero returns with a vengeance.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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 killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

Who’s in it. Ninja: Shadow of a Tear stars Scott Adkins as Casey, Vithaya Pansringarm as General Tsung, Kane Kosugi as Nakabara and Tim Man as Myat, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Ninja: Shadow of a Tear has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ninja: Shadow of a Tear page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ninja: Shadow of a Tear tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.