Synopsis
“An ancient hero returns with a vengeance.”
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.
Audience Engagement
321 audience reviews — more than 96% of Thailand films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Thailand films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Crime in Thailand
14 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ninja: Shadow of a Tear itself).
The 2012–2014 Thailand Window
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear holds position #7 of 32 Thailand films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Thailand Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Thailand, 102 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ninja: Shadow of a Tear premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Thailand films in 2013.
The 121st Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).
Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #87 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Thailand average of 6.3/10.
Among Thailand Action productions specifically: #10 of 58 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Thailand, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Swingin' Productions, Millennium Media |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | December 27, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2458106 |



















