Alien vs. Ninja is a 2010 Japanese-language Action Comedy motion picture written and directed by Seiji Chiba and produced by Seiji Chiba and Yoshinori Chiba under the banner of Nikkatsu. A comet crashes into a Japanese forest and a group of mighty ninjas must fight a group of killer Aliens before they reach their village and kill everyone. Alien vs. ninja features Shuuji Kashiwabara in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Mika Hijii, Ben Hiura, Masanori Mimoto, Shûji Kashiwabara, Donpei Tsuchihira and Yûki Ogoe. Cinematography was done by Tetsuya Kud and editing by Seiji Chiba. The motion picture has a running time of 83 minutes. It was released on 23rd July 2011. Alien vs. Ninja was made on a budget of $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Nikkatsu.