Dec. 25, 2018|Denmark|81 Min.|n/A
Genre: Adventure;Animation;Comedy;Family;Fantasy
Description: **Checkered Ninja: A 2018 Danish Animated Adventure**
**Storyline:**
In Thailand, Danish businessman Philip Eberfrø arrives to inspect his new factory. After a young boy accidentally uses his scarf to create a checkered ninja doll, Eberfrø violently kills the boy. In the same moment, a lightning strike brings the doll to life, imbuing it with the spirit of Taiko Nakamura. The ninja doll ends up on a Danish cargo ship and is eventually given as a birthday gift to Aske (Alex in the English dub) by his uncle Stewart Stardust.
When the ninja protects Aske’s friend from a bully named Glenn, Aske discovers the doll is alive. The two form a friendship, and the ninja promises to help Aske in exchange for assisting him in seeking revenge against Eberfrø (Eppermint in the English dub).
Aske and the ninja challenge Glenn to a fight, which Aske wins, earning him an invitation to a party from his crush, Jessica. However, the ninja insists they focus on their mission, leading Aske to reluctantly accompany him to Eberfrø’s house. The ninja attempts to kill Eberfrø, but he escapes. Frustrated with the ninja’s brutality, Aske grows angry, and the ninja manipulates events to make Aske appear insane, resulting in his confinement in an asylum.
While in the asylum, they devise a plan to stop Eberfrø. They hide a packet of cocaine inside the ninja doll and head to the airport. As Eberfrø arrives in Thailand, the ninja attaches himself to him, leading the police to discover the cocaine and arrest Eberfrø.
**About the Film:**
*Checkered Ninja* (*Ternet Ninja* in Danish) is a 2018 Danish computer-animated comedy-drama directed by Anders Matthesen and Thorbjørn Christoffersen, based on Matthesen’s 2016 novel of the same name. Starring Anders Matthesen and Alfred Bjerre Larsen, the film was released on December 25, 2018, to critical acclaim and box office success.
An English-dubbed version, featuring an Irish cast, was released in 2019 and is available on platforms like Amazon Prime and iTunes. The film’s international distribution was managed by LevelK Film, with dubbing handled by Moetion Films.
Cast director: Thorbjørn Christoffersen
Cast actor: Anders Matthesen, Emma Sehested Høeg, Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Ava Connolly, Aloïs Agaësse-Mahieu, Stéphane Ronchewski, Martial Leminoux
Original name: Ternet Ninja