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Believe it or not, I once played video games, and back in the day a game that took up a lot of time on my Sega Master System was "Shinobi." In the game, you played Joe Musashi, a master ninja who had to rescue students from some terrorist bad guys. No, it wasn't sophisticated, but it was fun, and spawned a series of games. And now it's spawned a movie — because that's just the way things work.
Marc Platt Productions and SEGA's Stories International Inc. are gearing up the big-screen adaptation, but there's no studio or writer or star or director at this point, so it's a long way off. But there's a very simple reason why this happening: There aren't enough ninja movies.
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“We love the Shinobi games and...
